Fox News Poll: Record number say their taxes are too high

By Victoria Balara Fox News

Published April 2, 2024 6:00pm EDT | Updated April 2, 2024 6:07pm EDT

Suddenly, the GOP and Democrats agree on taxes

A record number of voters think the taxes they pay are too high, while at the same time slightly more say the message they would give Uncle Sam is "lend me a hand" as opposed to "leave me alone," according to the latest Fox News national survey.

With Tax Day around the corner, 64% think they pay too much in taxes, up 9 percentage points since 2019 — and up 13 points since the question was first asked in 2004.

Compared to 2019, the increase is across the board, but mainly among Republicans (+26), Hispanic voters (+14), independents (+12), and White voters (+10), all of whom are more likely to feel taxes are too high. Fewer Democrats (-10 points) think their taxes are too high.

Another one-third (33%) say the taxes they pay are about right, while 2% say too low.

The previous record saying taxes are too high was the only other time it broke the 60% mark — 63% in March 2015. Otherwise, the share has stayed between 51-55% since 2004.

By a 3-point margin, voters are more likely to prefer the federal government lend them a hand (49%) rather than leave them alone (46%).

Between October 2011 and February 2019, voters wanted to be left alone — mostly by double-digit margins. That trend switched in August 2020, about six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, when more wanted the government to lend them a hand by 21 points.

Since then, the numbers have leveled out slightly: +3 points leave me alone (August 2021), + 9 points lend me a hand (October 2022), +3 lend me a hand (now).

Today, two-thirds of Democrats would tell the government "lend me a hand" (68%), while two-thirds of Republicans would say "leave me alone" (65%).

Overall views of the economy remain negative but are a bit more positive than where they’ve been.

Over half feel they are worse off financially compared to four years ago (52%) as just over 2 in 10 think they are better off (22%). A quarter say they’re about the same financially (26%).

Nearly 4 in 10 voters (38%) approve of the job Biden is doing on the economy, his best rating in a year. He does worse on inflation (34% approve) and immigration (30%).

Overall, 41% approve of the job Biden is doing while 58% disapprove.

Conducted March 22-25, 2024, under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with a sample of 1,094 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (122) and cellphones (717) or completed the survey online after receiving a text message (255). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ± 3 percentage points. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population.

Fox News Poll: Record number say their taxes are too high

Fox新闻民意调查：创纪录的人称他们的税太高了

A record number of voters think the taxes they pay are too high, while at the same time slightly more say the message they would give Uncle Sam is "lend me a hand" as opposed to "leave me alone," according to the latest Fox News national survey.

根据最新的Fox新闻全国调查，创纪录的人称他们交的税太高了，同时略多一点的人称他们想要和“Uncle Sam”说的是“伸出援手吧”，而不是“别管我了”。

With Tax Day around the corner, 64% think they pay too much in taxes, up 9 percentage points since 2019 — and up 13 points since the question was first asked in 2004.

随着纳税日的到来，64%的人认为他们的税太高了，比2019年上涨了9%，也比2004年这个问题第一次提出的时候上涨了13%。

Compared to 2019, the increase is across the board, but mainly among Republicans (+26), Hispanic voters (+14), independents (+12), and White voters (+10), all of whom are more likely to feel taxes are too high. Fewer Democrats (-10 points) think their taxes are too high.

与2019年相比，是全面的增长，但主要集中在共和党人（+26）、西班牙裔（+14）、独立人士（+12）和白人（+10）中，他们都觉得税收过高。更少的民主党人（-10%）认为他们的税收过高。

Another one-third (33%) say the taxes they pay are about right, while 2% say too low.

另外三分之一（33%）称税差不多刚刚好，还有2%的人称税太低了。

The previous record saying taxes are too high was the only other time it broke the 60% mark — 63% in March 2015. Otherwise, the share has stayed between 51-55% since 2004.

此前的另外唯一一次称税过高超过60%的记录是2015年三月份的63%。另外，自2004年以来，这一比例维持在51%-55%之间。

By a 3-point margin, voters are more likely to prefer the federal government lend them a hand (49%) rather than leave them alone (46%).

以3%的优势，人们更倾向于联邦政府伸出援手（49%），而不是不管他们（46%）。

Between October 2011 and February 2019, voters wanted to be left alone — mostly by double-digit margins. That trend switched in August 2020, about six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, when more wanted the government to lend them a hand by 21 points.

在2011年十月到2019年二月之间，人们更希望不要管他们，大部分是两位数百分比的差距。在2020年八月，也就是新冠疫情六个月之后，这一趋势发生了扭转，更多的人希望政府伸出援手（21%的差距）。

Since then, the numbers have leveled out slightly: +3 points leave me alone (August 2021), + 9 points lend me a hand (October 2022), +3 lend me a hand (now).

在那之后，这一数字略有平稳：+3%的不要管我（2021年八月），+9%的帮帮我（2022年十月），+3%的帮帮我（现在）。

Today, two-thirds of Democrats would tell the government "lend me a hand" (68%), while two-thirds of Republicans would say "leave me alone" (65%).

现在，三分之二的民主人士会告诉政府“帮帮我吧”（68%），而三分之二的共和人士会说“不要管我”（65%）。

Overall views of the economy remain negative but are a bit more positive than where they’ve been.

总体对于经济的看法是负面的，但相比他们的过去，要好一点。

Over half feel they are worse off financially compared to four years ago (52%) as just over 2 in 10 think they are better off (22%). A quarter say they’re about the same financially (26%).

超过半数的人认为相比四年前，他们在财务上变糟糕了，略超20%的人认为他们在财务上更好了（22%）。四分之一的人称在财务处差别不大（26%）。

Nearly 4 in 10 voters (38%) approve of the job Biden is doing on the economy, his best rating in a year. He does worse on inflation (34% approve) and immigration (30%).

近40%的人赞同拜登在经济上的工作，这一年最高的一次。他在通货膨胀（34%的人赞同）和移民（30%）方面做得更差。

Overall, 41% approve of the job Biden is doing while 58% disapprove.

总体来看，41%的人赞同拜登的工作，58%的人不赞同。

Conducted March 22-25, 2024, under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with a sample of 1,094 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (122) and cellphones (717) or completed the survey online after receiving a text message (255). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ± 3 percentage points. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population.

这项Fox新闻民意调查于2024年3月22日至25日在Beacon Research（D）和Shaw&Company Research（R）的联合指导下进行，随机从全国选民档案中选择了1094名登记选民进行的采访。受访者通过座机（122）和手机（717）与现场采访者交谈，或在收到短信后在线完成调查（255）。基于全样本的结果的抽样误差幅度为±3个百分点。均衡了年龄、种族、教育和地区等因素，以确保受访者的人口统计数据能够代表登记选民人口。