63 Percent of Americans Want Government to Buy US-Made Goods, Even at Higher Cost: Poll

Photo of Sonja Person working at the manufacturing facility at Holly Springs Seqirus in North Carolina on May 14–15, 2018. Courtesy of Seqirus

A recent poll found that 63 percent of Americans want the government to buy goods made in the United States—even at a significantly higher cost.

The Reuters-Ipsos poll, which was released on March 30, also showed that while 69 percent of U.S. respondents believe that buying “made in America” goods is at least somewhat important, 37 percent would not be willing to pay extra for it out of their own pockets.