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A Majority of Americans Now Oppose Project 2025

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 By Jenalyn Dizon
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Poll: Americans on Project 2025

This Navigator Research report contains polling data on the latest perceptions of Project 2025, including levels of support for Project 2025, whether Americans believe Project 2025 accurately represents what Republicans in Congress stand for, and what policies Americans associate most with Project 2025.

A majority of Americans now overwhelmingly oppose Project 2025.


By a 40-point margin, Americans now oppose Project 2025 (52 percent oppose – 12 percent support), including 43 percent who say they strongly oppose it. While Democrats overwhelmingly oppose Project 2025 (73 percent oppose – 8 percent support – 19 percent not sure), a plurality of independents (39 percent oppose – 5 percent support – 56 percent not sure) and Republicans (33 percent oppose – 18 percent support – 49 percent not sure) say they are not sure. Republicans who support the MAGA movement (26 percent) are also much more likely to support Project 2025 than Republicans who do not support the MAGA movement (9 percent). 

  • 48 percent of Americans have now heard “a lot” or “some” about Project 2025, a 25-point increase since this past June (23 percent). Democrats are most likely to have heard about Project 2025 (61 percent), compared to a third of independents and Republicans (34 percent each).
Bar graph of polling data from Navigator Research. Title: Project 2025 Ratings Hit a New Low – and Remain Overwhelmingly Negative

Americans are most familiar with Project 2025 policies on abortion, immigration, and the Department of Education.


When describing what issues or policies are most associated with Project 2025, Americans most frequently cite abortion bans and the Department of Education. Among those who report hearing something about Project 2025 (68 percent), abortion emerges as the issue most often associated with the plan, followed by policies concerning the Department of Education. Many also cite “Trump,” “ban,” “take away,” and “rights” as associated with Project 2025.  

Word cloud from a Navigator open-end. Title: Americans Are Most Familiar With Project 2025 Policies on Abortion, Immigration, and the Department of Education

Pluralities continue to believe that Project 2025 accurately describes what Donald Trump stands for.


Nearly half of Americans believe Project 2025 accurately describes what Trump and Republicans in Congress stand for. A plurality of Americans believe that Project 2025 accurately describes what Republicans in Congress stand for (47 percent), including 70 percent of Democrats, 32 percent of independents, and 26 percent of Republicans. Similarly, by a 25-point margin a plurality believes Project 2025 accurately describes what Donald Trump stands for (48 percent).

Bar graph of polling data from Navigator Research. Title: Pluralities Continue to Say Project 2025 Describes What Trump and Republicans Stand For

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About The Study

Global Strategy Group conducted a public opinion survey among a sample of 1,003 registered voters from September 12-September 16, 2024. 106 additional interviews were conducted among Hispanic voters. 76 additional interviews were conducted among Asian American and Pacific Islander voters. 100 additional interviews were conducted among African American voters. 106 additional interviews were conducted among independent voters. The survey was conducted online, recruiting respondents from an opt-in online panel vendor. Respondents were verified against a voter file and special care was taken to ensure the demographic composition of our sample matched that of the national registered voter population across a variety of demographic variables. The margin of error for the full sample at the 95 percent level of confidence is +/- 3.1 percentage points. The margin of error for subgroups varies and is higher.

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In a world where the news cycle is the length of a tweet, our leaders often lack the real-time public-sentiment analysis to shape the best approaches to talking about the issues that matter the most. Navigator is designed to act as a consistent, flexible, responsive tool to inform policy debates by conducting research and reliable guidance to inform allies, elected leaders, and the press. Navigator is a project led by pollsters from Global Strategy Group and GBAO along with an advisory committee, including: Andrea Purse, progressive strategist; Arkadi Gerney, The Hub Project; Joel Payne, The Hub Project; Christina Reynolds, EMILY’s List; Delvone Michael, Working Families; Felicia Wong, Roosevelt Institute; Mike Podhorzer, AFL-CIO; Jesse Ferguson, progressive strategist; Navin Nayak, Center for American Progress Action Fund; Stephanie Valencia, EquisLabs; and Melanie Newman, Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

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