Bipartisan majorities in US favor banning glyphosate
Two-thirds of Americans favor banning the use of the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup, on crops grown in the United States, according to a nationally representative survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.
According to a recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, two-thirds of Americans, or 66%, favor a ban on the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller. This support for a ban is bipartisan, with majorities of both Republicans (70%) and Democrats (69%) expressing the same view.
Even among self-identified independents, 56% favor banning glyphosate. Despite this widespread support, the survey found that many Americans are not well-informed about glyphosate. Most respondents had heard little about the herbicide in recent months, with only 16% reporting they had heard a moderate amount or more. This lack of awareness was consistent across both MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) supporters, who make up 26% of survey respondents, and non-supporters, who comprise 40% of respondents.
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