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Exclusive polling from Vox and Data for Progress on key policies

Vox is partnering with Data for Progress to poll Americans on what they think about key issues under the Biden administration.

Contributors: Vox Staff

There are a lot of questions about what comes next for the new presidential administration and Congress. President Joe Biden has an ambitious agenda he’d like to tackle, including everything from comprehensive Covid-19 relief to immigration reform, though he’ll have to navigate a closely divided Congress to get it done. Democrats also have control of both the House and the Senate for the first time in years, and a chance to advance key policies with that power.

In partnership with the polling firm Data for Progress, Vox hopes to get a better understanding of where people stand on different issues and ideas as lawmakers decide how to move forward. We’ll be releasing exclusive polling of Americans’ opinions on what policies they think the Biden administration should prioritize, how they want the president to address them, and more.

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Nov 17, 2020, 10:00am EST
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  • June 8, 2021

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  • May 26, 2021

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  • May 3, 2021

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    A new poll suggests the public is looking to Congress to act on police reform.

  • May 3, 2021

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    By Jerusalem Demsas

    Poll: Americans are tech optimists.

  • April 15, 2021

    Biden’s plan to invest $400 billion to make long-term care cheaper is really popular

    By Ella Nilsen

    The high costs of long-term care impacts everyone. Democrats and Republican voters want Biden to do something about it.

  • April 14, 2021

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  • April 12, 2021

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    By Jerusalem Demsas

    Fed up with skyrocketing housing prices, voters support strong federal action.

  • April 9, 2021

    Where Americans stand on policing today

    By Li Zhou

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  • April 2, 2021

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  • March 30, 2021

    What Americans really think about billionaires during the pandemic

    By Theodore Schleifer

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  • March 25, 2021

    Voters back Joe Biden’s gun control plan. It’s not clear if the evidence does.

    By Jerusalem Demsas

    A majority of voters support universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.

  • March 25, 2021

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    By Li Zhou

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  • March 22, 2021

    Poll: 31 percent of Republicans think their party backs the American Rescue Plan

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  • February 26, 2021

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    By Jerusalem Demsas

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  • February 24, 2021

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  • February 10, 2021

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  • February 4, 2021

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  • February 1, 2021

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  • January 28, 2021

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  • January 26, 2021

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  • January 26, 2021

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  • January 22, 2021

    Most Americans are open to Biden using executive action

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  • January 11, 2021

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    By Li Zhou

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  • December 24, 2020

    A majority of Americans would back a Biden mask mandate

    By Li Zhou

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