Student Borrower Protection Center and Data for Progress released a new tracking poll revealing that 63 percent of likely voters support action by the federal government to cancel some or all student debt for all borrowers. Canceling student debt is broadly popular, supported by 61 percent of voters without a college degree, 58 percent of voters who do not owe student debt, and 57 percent of voters over 45. In contrast, fewer than 1-in-3 voters surveyed believe that the federal government should not cancel any debt at all.
This polling is part of SBPC’s ongoing series in collaboration with Data for Progress tracking public opinion of policy proposals aimed at reducing the burden of student debt. The first release from this series showed large majorities would support President Biden for extending the pandemic-era payment pause in student loans—as nearly two thirds of likely voters would need to make “major changes” to spending if student loan payments came due again in May, as planned. Future releases will continue to track these issues, including support for debt cancellation and the threat student debt poses to voters’ economic security.
Read the Poll: https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2022/2/dfp_student_split_tabs.pdf
Read the Press Release: New Poll: More than 6-in-10 Voters Want Biden to Cancel Student Debt