Public opinion: overturning ACA by party U.S. 2020

According to a survey in the U.S. conducted in October 2020, the majority of adults opposed overturning the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), ten years after its induction. The results were extremely partisan with nine in ten Democrats opposing an overturn, while nearly eight in ten Republicans favored overturning the ACA. However, a large majority of all U.S. adults opposed overturning the ACA's protections for people with pre-existing conditions, regardless of their party affiliation. This statistic presents the public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation.

Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation

Characteristic	Yes, overturn	No, do not overturn
Republican voters	77%	15%
Independent voters	29%	67%
Democratic voters	9%	90%
Total voters	37%	58%

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 7-12, 2020

Number of respondents

1,207 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

persons with a telephone or cell phone

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn the 2010 health care law (READ IF NECESSARY: Known commonly as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare), or not?"

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