Dems love UBI
Leah Hamilton 2021, Associate Professor of Social Work at Appalachian State University, USA. She is an Executive Committee member for the Basic Income Earth Network and President of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina., Allison Wright is a graduate student at Appalachian State University, July 2021, "'People Nowadays Will Take Everything They Can Get': American Perceptions of Basic Income Usage", https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42972-021-00035-0
Perhaps the most fundamental trend is related to one’s placement on the political spectrum. There is strong opposition (78%) to an unconditional, universal cash transfer of $1000/month among Republicans while the majority of Democrats (66%) are supportive of this proposal. However, the results from both parties also vary according to age, race, and income level. Although most Republicans in all age groups oppose UBI, 41% of Republicans aged 18 to 34 favor it. We also see the same trend among Democrats: adults 18 to 34 show much higher support than older people. Moreover, income level seems to be highly influential for both parties. Forty-three percent of Republicans with low incomes favor UBI, while support sharply decreases to 17% for middle income groups and 8% for higher income Republicans. While there is a similar trend among Democrats, overall support for UBI is much higher. We also see racial differences among Democrats. Again, the majority of Black and Hispanic Democrats support UBI (77% and 70%, respectively), compared to 61% of White Democrats (Gilberstadt, 2020).