Democrats more likely than Republicans to think the government should be responsible for ensuring home broadband, cellphone services amid COVID-19 % of U.S. adults who say the federal government has or does not have the responsibility to ensure all Americans have outbreak High-speed internet connection at home
While there is not clear majority support among either party for this, Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party are more likely than their Republican and Republican-leaning counterparts to believe that the government should have a role in providing these services. Roughly half of Democrats (52%) say the federal government has a responsibility to ensure that all Americans have a high-speed internet connection at home during the COVID-19 outbreak, while just 22% of Republicans hold his view. Democrats are also about twice as likely as Republicans to believe the federal government has responsibility to provide cellphone service for all Americans amid this crisis (45% vs. 21%).
Democrats more likely than Republicans to think the  | government should be responsible for ensuring home  | broadband, cellphone services amid COVID-19  | % of U.S. adults who say the federal government has or does not have the  | responsibility to ensure all Americans have  | during the coronavirus  | outbreak  | High-speed internet connection at home  | Govt has this  | Govt does not have  | responsibility  | this responsibility  | All adults  | 37  | 62  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 22  | 77  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 52  | 48  | Cellphone services  | Govt has this  | Govt does not have  | responsibility  | this responsibility  | All adults  | 34  | 65  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 21  | 78  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 45  | 54  | Note: Those who did not give an answer ware not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 7-12, 2020.  | "53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 