Poll: Nearly 70% of Americans Support $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Plan The survey further revealed that the $1,400 direct payments to Americans are more popular than the overall proposal itself—with 78 percent of respondents supporting the stimulus checks, while 18 percent opposing them. As Democrats move forward with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue bill despite Republican calls to pare back the legislation, a new poll has found that more than two-thirds, or 68 percent, of Americans support the proposal, while only 24 percent oppose the measure. The Quinnipiac University poll, taken from last Thursday to Monday, surveyed 1,075 adults and had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.