Americans Support Investment in Research
According to results from a Zogby Analytics survey commissioned by Research!America in January 2021, a majority of Americans support research investment. More than 75% believe investing in research is important for achieving key priorities, from economic recovery and job creation to preventing and curing illnesses to maintaining global competitiveness.
Three-quarters strongly or somewhat favor doubling federal spending on research over the next five years, and 6 in 10 say they would be willing to pay more in taxes if that money would be spent on medical research. Support for funding university research is high, with about 80% approval for federal and state funding of university research. Eighty-five percent of Americans said it is important for the Biden administration to assign a higher priority to ensuring faster medical progress.
Check out our Public Opinion Polls page to see the full results from the survey.