New UNH poll reveals how New Hampshire residents feel about Big Beautiful Bill

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New Hampshire residents do not want Congress to pass President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending legislation, known as the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' reveals a new poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.
The bill, which includes major changes to taxes and social safety net programs that have the potential to affect millions of Americans, is currently being negotiated on in the Senate. Trump has requested a July 4 deadline for passage.
But it's facing blowback around the country, as less than 30% of voters support the bill in three recent national polls by Pew, Quinnipiac and the Washington Post-Ipsos.
This trend is seen in New Hampshire, too, where only 33% of residents want Congress to pass the bill. A majority (56%) want Congress to block it, including 90% of Democrats and 72% of Independents. In comparison, 64% of Republicans want the bill to be passed.
The poll was based on the results of 1,320 surveys completed online from June 19 to June 23, 2025. The margin of error is 2.7%.
Out of the provisions in the bill surveyed, New Hampshire residents only supported one: to remove taxes on tips and overtime.
The poll found 60% of Granite Staters support this provision, which would allow tipped employees like waiters and hairstylists, as well as workers who are paid overtime, to claim a new tax deduction through 2028.
But New Hampshire residents largely disapprove of the other provisions in the House-passed bill, including work requirements for Medicaid, making the 2017 tax cuts permanent, removing electric vehicle and solar energy tax credits and banning state regulation of artificial intelligence for 10 years. The AI provision is the least popular, with just 24% in support.
However, when divided by party, Republicans in New Hampshire are supportive of work requirements for Medicaid, permanent 2017 tax cuts and removing EV and solar energy tax credits.
Granite Staters are also worried about the $2.8 trillion increase that the U.S. Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill is expected to have on the federal budget deficit over the next 10 years.
In total, 85% of New Hampshire residents said they are concerned about the deficit, including 86% of Democrats, 82% of Independents and 87% of Republicans.
Per the poll, 55% of New Hampshire residents disapprove of Trump's handling of his job as president while 45% approve, giving him a net approval rating of -10. This is unchanged from his approval in May.
Of those who approve of Trump's performance, 28% cite handling of immigration, 16% say they think he's kept his campaign promises, and 11% say his handling of the economy.
Of those who disapprove, 19% say they believe Trump is undermining democracy, 11% because they think he has poor character, and 10% say his handling of the economy.
Overall, 56% of Granite Staters disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, while 44% approve. His net approval on this issue (-12) is down from May (-9), and much lower than February (-2).
Trump's approval on immigration has also slightly decreased following ICE protests in Los Angeles. 54% of Granite Staters disapprove of his handling of immigration, according to the poll, up from 51% in April. Nearly all Democrats disapprove while nearly all Republicans approve.
The poll reveals that 53% of Granite Staters have an unfavorable opinion of Elon Musk, up from 44% in April.
Despite Musk's feud with Trump in early June, 64% of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Musk, virtually unchanged since April (62%). However, his unfavorability has increased greatly among Democrats and Independents.
49% of New Hampshire residents also believe that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has had a negative effect on the federal government, versus 40% who think it has had a positive effect.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: New poll: How do NH residents feel about Trump's Big Beautiful Bill?