New America Department of Education Poll
Survey
Feb. 2025
Sample Size:
1,000
Demographics:
US adults
Topics:
Election
Administration
Top Findings:
- New America found that over half (55 percent) of American adults oppose eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. Only 1 in 4 favored getting rid of the Education Department, and 17 percent are unsure.
- More than 60 percent of Americans don’t think moving the Education Department’s responsibilities to other agencies is a good idea, including 89 percent of Democrats, 43 percent of Republicans, and 57 percent of Independents.
- Sixty-three percent of Americans oppose ending research contracts, including 89 percent of Democrats, 43 percent of Republicans, and 64 percent of Independents.
- Americans are also not comfortable with this idea: two thirds oppose replacing the call centers with AI chatbots. Among the respondents, 86 and 58 percent of Democrats and Republicans respectively oppose the idea.