Moderate and populist Republicans favor tax-supported,government health insurance
The Pew Research Center
Survey Report
Beyond Red vs. Blue
May 10, 2005
Health Insurance
Solid majorities of every group, with the sole exception of Enterprisers, favor a government guarantee of health insurance for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes. Across the electorate, support for guaranteed health insurance ranges from 55% among Upbeats and 59% among Social Conservatives to 90% among Liberals. By contrast, Enterprisers strongly oppose guaranteed health insurance for all, if it means higher taxes (76% oppose, 23% favor).
Percent favoring government health insurance for all, even if taxes increase:
65% of the total
23% of enterprisers
59% of social conservatives
63% of pro-government conservatives
55% of upbeats
64% of disaffecteds
73% of conservative Democrats
65% of disadvantaged Democrats
90% of liberals
For profiles of the typology groups:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=949
For navigating the full report:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=242
Comment: Only the enterprisers (“staunch conservatives”) are opposed to tax-supported, government health insurance. The remarkable finding is that 59% of social conservatives (“moderate Republicans”) and 63% of pro-government conservatives (“populist Republicans”) do favor tax-supported government health insurance. Now if we can only get them to communicate that to their legislators.