Iowa likely voters are not looking to slow down education freedom; instead, they want lawmakers to keep pushing forward. Large majorities favor education freedom, support Iowa’s Education Savings Account program, and believe every K-12 family should retain access. Candidates who champion education freedom could gain a political advantage, while efforts to roll back the program could face meaningful voter resistance. The political center of gravity in Iowa remains with expanding educational opportunity for all families—not restricting it.
LIKELY VOTERS WANT LAWMAKERS TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD
VOTERS WANT MORE K-12 CHOICES, NOT MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Likely voters don’t want Iowa to hit the brakes on education freedom. They support empowering families, not government, to choose the best education for their children.
- 79% support parents, not government, choosing the best school for their child.
- 72% want Iowa to continue to lead on education freedom and keep pushing it forward in the state; only 10% want lawmakers to stop progress.
- 71% support giving families more choices and control over how they educate their children while saving taxpayers money.
- 58% believe the primary purpose of K-12 education is to support every student however they learn, rather than only support the public school system (36%).
UNIVERSAL ELIGIBILITY BEATS MEANS TESTING
The winning position is expanding opportunity—not limiting eligibility.
- 58% have a favorable opinion of Iowa’s ESA, more than twice the amount who have an unfavorable opinion.
- 57% believe ESAs should be available to every K-12 family in the state, while just 31% believe they should be means tested.
- 47% oppose limiting the ESA program to low-income families only, while just over one-third support doing so.
EDUCATION FREEDOM IS A POLITICAL ASSET
Candidates who champion education freedom enjoy more political upside than downside.
- 56% would be more likely to vote for a candidate for governor who supports giving families more educational choices and control.
- 43% would be less likely to support a candidate for governor who wants to limit the state’s ESA program to low-income families only.
Survey conducted June 22-27 2026 | N=600 likely voters | MOE = +/- 4.0% | 57% text-to-web, 43% online
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