Percentage of U.S. adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in 2020, by political orientation
Characteristic
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Don't know
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Topline
44%
25%
10%
11%
10%
Democrat
54%
22%
9%
9%
5%
Independent
39%
26%
17%
9%
8%
Republican
36%
26%
7%
15%
16%
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Original question: "Do you support or oppose all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients who are low income?"
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Support for discounted health care costs for uninsured/low income earners U.S. 2020
In the United States, around 76 percent of Democrats indicated that they support hospitals and health care providers in providing free or discounted treatment to uninsured or self-pay patients who are low income. In comparison, 31 percent of Republicans reported that they oppose this proposition. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in the U.S. in 2020, by political orientation.
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Data for Progress. (January 12, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in 2020, by political orientation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1252637/discount-health-care-for-uninsured-low-income-support-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. "Percentage of U.S. adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in 2020, by political orientation." Chart. January 12, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1252637/discount-health-care-for-uninsured-low-income-support-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in 2020, by political orientation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1252637/discount-health-care-for-uninsured-low-income-support-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Support All Hospitals and Health Care Providers to Provide Free or Discounted Care to Uninsured or Self-pay Patients in 2020, by Political Orientation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Jan 2021, /statistics/1252637/discount-health-care-for-uninsured-low-income-support-by-political-orientation-us/
Data for Progress, Percentage of U.S. adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in 2020, by political orientation ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1252637/discount-health-care-for-uninsured-low-income-support-by-political-orientation-us/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who support all hospitals and health care providers to provide free or discounted care to uninsured or self-pay patients in 2020, by political orientation [Graph], Data for Progress, January 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1252637/discount-health-care-for-uninsured-low-income-support-by-political-orientation-us/
