Survey Says: Arkansas Voters Support Preserving Welfare for the Truly Needy

KEY FINDINGS:

• By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Arkansans support keeping the existing asset limit for food stamps
• A majority of Arkansans support reducing the cash welfare time limit from 24 months to 12 months for households with able-bodied adults
• A plurality of Arkansas voters support requiring any future federal restrictions on the state’s Medicaid program to be approved by the Arkansas Legislature

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ARKANSAS VOTERS SUPPORT KEEPING THE EXISTING ASSET TEST FOR FOOD STAMPS

ARKANSANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING FOOD STAMP ASSET TEST WHEN THEY LEARN IT KEEPS MILLIONAIRES OFF OF FOOD STAMPS

ARKANSAS VOTERS SUPPORT REDUCING THE CASH WELFARE TIME LIMIT FROM 24 MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS

ARKANSANS SUPPORT REQUIRING ANY FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE STATE’S MEDICAID PROGRAMS TO BE APPROVED BY THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE

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Methodology statement: Results for these polls were collected by Opportunity Arkansas Foundation using an independent polling firm. The questions utilized a combination IVR survey and online panel from a statewide sample of 503 voters, conducted February 3 – 7, 2023, with a margin of sampling error of ± 4.37 percentage points. The margin of sampling errors may be higher for subgroups. Results presented may not always appear to total 100 percent due to rounding. Data were post-stratified using weighted demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement and the state election authorities. Demographic information for actual voters in past elections was used to construct sample target weights. Opportunity Arkansas Foundation paid for all costs associated with these surveys.