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Poll: Unpacking Voters’ Perceptions of the Inflation Reduction Act
Matt Bracken, Julia Martinez & Amanda Jacobson Snyder. Morning Consult

Voters aren’t hearing much about the Inflation Reduction Act, but more support than oppose all of its major provisions after learning about them. The IRA policies to address prescription drug costs, budget deficit score higher than the renewables push. Drug pricing reforms have the support of roughly 3 in 4 voters. About 3 in 5 voters back tax credits for consumers that use renewable household energy sources, while a nearly equal share supports a 15% minimum corporate tax rate. The only measure drawing less than 50% support is $80 billion to the IRS for improved enforcement. 77% of voters support caps on prescription drug price increases, 73% are in favor of granting Medicare the ability to negotiate some prescription drug prices and 72% back a $2,000 limit on annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors. A proposal that offers tax credits for consumers with renewable household energy sources garnered the most support of the energy-related measures, with the backing of roughly 2 in 3 voters, including 1 in 2 Republicans, who were largely opposed to every other climate provision in the package. While 3 in 5 Democratic voters supported the funding to the agency to improve enforcement, 57% of Republicans and 42% of independents opposed it.