Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos poll: Campaign finance
Following the 2016 presidential election, Americans have deep concerns about how money affects political campaigns, a new Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos poll indicates:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: If there were no limits on how much money a candidate could receive, there would be no reason to give to super PACs.
| All Americans | Democrat | Republican | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 21% | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| Somewhat agree | 43% | 43% | 47% | 38% |
| Somewhat disagree | 26% | 23% | 26% | 34% |
| Strongly disagree | 9% | 12% | 5% | 8% |
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Political donations have little impact on the positions of political candidates.
| All Americans | Democrat | Republican | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | 10% | 13% | 8% | 7% |
| Somewhat agree | 18% | 18% | 18% | 14% |
| Somewhat disagree | 35% | 32% | 40% | 37% |
| Strongly disagree | 36% | 36% | 33% | 42% |
Which of the following is closer to your opinion?
| All Americans | Democrat | Republican | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There should be no limits on candidate or political party fundraising but limits on independent organizations | 40% | 42% | 42% | 36% |
| There should be limits on candidate and party fundraising but no limits on independent organizations. | 60% | 58% | 58% | 64% |
Method: These findings come from a Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos poll conducted Dec. 5-6, 2016. For the survey, a sample of roughly 1,008 adults age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii was interviewed online in English. Full methodology
