This statistic presents the opinions of U.S. respondents, by party identification, concerning support for or opposition to a single payer health care system. It was found that 54 percent of Democratic voters supported a single payer health care system, whereas 38 percent of Independent voters and only 22 percent of Republican voters supported such a system.
Percentage of Americans who support or oppose a single payer health care system as of 2016, by party identification
Original question: Do you support or oppose a single payer health care system, in which all Americans would get their health insurance from one government plan that is financed by taxes?
Percentage points not equaling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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The Economist. (July 12, 2016). Percentage of Americans who support or oppose a single payer health care system as of 2016, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584931/single-payer-health-care-system-support-opposition-us-party-identification/
The Economist. "Percentage of Americans who support or oppose a single payer health care system as of 2016, by party identification." Chart. July 12, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584931/single-payer-health-care-system-support-opposition-us-party-identification/
The Economist. (2016). Percentage of Americans who support or oppose a single payer health care system as of 2016, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584931/single-payer-health-care-system-support-opposition-us-party-identification/
The Economist. "Percentage of Americans Who Support or Oppose a Single Payer Health Care System as of 2016, by Party Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584931/single-payer-health-care-system-support-opposition-us-party-identification/
The Economist, Percentage of Americans who support or oppose a single payer health care system as of 2016, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584931/single-payer-health-care-system-support-opposition-us-party-identification/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Percentage of Americans who support or oppose a single payer health care system as of 2016, by party identification [Graph], The Economist, July 12, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584931/single-payer-health-care-system-support-opposition-us-party-identification/
