The best reading of this Michael and Associates poll is at the end, when you explore what each of the panelists (Donald Dripps and Chris Kutz appealed to me the most) had to say. Dripps remark about doxxing made me smile, “Even the Mafia doesn’t go after families.” The rest of the blog entry is worth reading, if only to get insights into what Americans think.

A new survey shows the U.S. is sharply divided over many actions so far, particularly regarding Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (aka DOGE).

To gauge where Americans stand on the legality of some of the changes and proclamations since Trump took office, Michael & Associates, an Austin-based criminal defense law firm, surveyed 600 Americans.

Read the complete blog post with pretty graphs.

Via Email from Michael and Associates: “Please feel free to put any of the visuals in the report on your website or use or edit the raw files as needed. Complete data sets are available upon request.”

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An AI Analysis focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as well as Education and Privacy

Here’s an analysis of the survey data focused on education, DEI, and privacy implications:

Education Impacts

• Dismantling the Department of Education
  • 20% of all respondents support dismantling the department, including 23% of Trump voters vs. 3% of Harris voters.
• Funding cuts:
  • 16% support capping NIH spending (34% Trump voters, 3% Harris voters).
  • 11% support cutting NOAA funds/staff (31% Trump voters).
• Student data access:
  
  • 19% support allowing DOGE to access student loan data (30% Trump voters vs. 3% Harris voters).

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Action	All Respondents	Trump Voters	Harris Voters
Eliminating DEI programs	25%	34%	4%
Restricting transgender medical care (<19)	30.5%	50%	7%

• Key findings:
  • 73% of Harris voters believe DOGE’s actions are illegal vs. 70% of Trump voters believing they’re legal.
  • 87.5% of Harris voters and 32.5% of Trump voters consider some actions unconstitutional.

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Privacy Concerns

• Data access:
  • 45% oppose DOGE accessing IRS/Treasury records without restrictions.
  • 59% of Trump voters oppose unrestricted access vs. 53.66% of nonvoters.
• Security risks (68% overall concerned): Concern Type All Respondents Trump Voters Nonvoters Data breaches 35% 17.12% 37% unconcerned Missed benefits (e.g., Social Security) 19.3% 17.57% N/A System code alterations 13.26% 9.46% N/A
• Doxxing:
  • 70% disapprove of doxxing government workers (including 50% of Trump voters).
  • Criminalized in 11 states: CA, CO, CT, IL, LA, NV, NJ, OR, RI, TX, WA.

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Summary Table: Policy Support by Group

Issue	Strongest Opposition	Strongest Support
DEI programs	Harris voters (4%)	Trump voters (34%)
Transgender care restrictions	Harris voters (7%)	Trump voters (50%)
Privacy protections	Nonvoters (53.66%)	Trump voters (17% concerned)

Data highlights deep partisan divides, with education/DEI policies showing 10:1 support ratios between Trump and Harris voters, while privacy concerns transcend party lines.