Vaccinations should be required for all children attending school, except for medical reasons
Democrats85%
Republicans55%
Independents60%
Source: YouGov, Sep. 30, 2025
Chart: Americans Agree
Chart: Americans Agree
Vaccine Requirements for Schoolchildren
YouGov, Sep. 30, 2025
Details
| Question | Which comes closest to your view? |
| Response | Except for medical reasons, vaccinations should be required for all children attending school |
| Poll Main Page | The Economist/YouGov Poll, September 26 - 29, 2025 |
| Interview Period | Sep. 26, 2025 to Sep. 29, 2025 |
| Sample Size | 1,656 |
| Note | This poll represents a return to 55%+ agreement on the topic. An earlier poll in September had found Republicans at 44%, albeit with a sample of only registered voters. |
| Policy Context | When this poll was conducted in late September 2025, Florida had recently announced plans to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including those for school enrollment. This announcement came amid the Trump administration’s trend of rolling back federal recommendations in favor of vaccines as well as funding for vaccine research. |
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Other poll results on Vaccine Requirements for Schoolchildren
Different polls may have used different formats and wording, but they were all getting at the same concept.
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Position | Dem. | Rep. | Ind. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I support having vaccine requirements for children attending publics schools Quinnipiac University Poll, Sep. 24, 2025 | 91% | 44% | 70% | |
Parents should be required to have their children vaccinated against preventable diseases to attend school Harvard Opinion Research Program, Jun. 25, 2025 | 90% | 68% | - |