Bipartisan Majorities in Battlegrounds Back Higher Taxes on the Wealthy
New surveys find Democrats and Republicans alike in battleground states support raising federal taxes on high earners and the ultra-wealthy.
Majorities of both Democrats and Republicans in key battleground states favor increasing federal taxes on high-income earners and the very wealthy, according to new survey data released Wednesday — a finding that cuts against decades of congressional tax policy that has generally moved in the opposite direction.
The surveys, announced from College Park, Md., highlight a striking degree of cross-partisan agreement on an issue that has long divided Washington. Despite Congress reducing tax burdens on upper-income brackets and large fortunes over roughly the past 50 years, voter sentiment in contested states appears to run counter to that legislative trajectory.
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Battleground states carry outsized political weight in national elections, making the bipartisan nature of this sentiment particularly notable for lawmakers calculating the electoral risk of tax policy positions. The alignment across party lines suggests that opposition to higher taxes on the wealthy may be less of a universal voter priority than some political messaging has implied.
The findings arrive as Congress faces intensifying debates over the future of federal tax law, with multiple provisions from earlier legislative cycles set to expire or come up for renewal. The survey results could inform how candidates in competitive districts frame tax proposals heading into future election cycles.
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