Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation
Characteristic
Democrat
Independent
Republican
Optimistic
12%
3%
3%
Neutral
26%
16%
18%
Pessimistic
62%
81%
80%
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The respondents were asked to answer the following question: "Over the next year, are you optimistic or pessimistic that the federal government will be able to enact policies to bring down the cost of healthcare?"
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U.S. adult optimism on future lower healthcare costs, 2021, by political affiliation
A survey from 2021 found that just 12 percent of Democrats were optimistic that the federal government would be able to enact policies to bring down the cost of healthcare in the United States over the next year. This graph shows the share of U.S. adults who were optimistic or pessimistic about the possibility that in the following year the federal government would be able to enact policies to bring down the cost of healthcare, as of 2021, by political affiliation.
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Gallup, & West Health. (December 14, 2021). Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup, und West Health. "Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation." Chart. December 14, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup, West Health. (2021). Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup, and West Health. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Were Optimistic/Pessimistic That The Federal Government Will Enact Policies to Lower Healthcare Costs in The Coming Year as of 2021, by Political Affiliation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2021, /statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup & West Health, Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation [Graph], Gallup, & West Health, December 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
