Organization: Rutgers-Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling
Conducted: 2022
Exact wording: Would you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose expanding Medicare to provide coverage to every U.S. resident, regardless of age or employment status?
Sample Size: 504 New Jersey residents
Overall Findings: 71% strongly or somewhat support, 27% strongly or somewhat oppose, and 2% don’t know
Party Lines: 91% Democrats strongly or somewhat support, 42% Republicans strongly or somewhat support, 64% Independents support
Summary: A 2022 New Jersey poll found that about 7 in 10 New Jerseyans support expanding Medicare to provide every U.S. resident with health coverage. The survey asked this question twice, replacing ‘Medicare’ with ‘current national program’ and still found a very similar result with 7 in 10 New Jerseyans supporting Medicare expansion.
Link to the poll: https://eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Rutgers-Eagleton-Poll-Medicare-12.5.22-FINAL.pdf\