New Survey: Nearly 8 in 10 Arizona Voters Support Updating Early Childhood Funding Model to Include Vaping and Nicotine Products

From Data Orbital

Nearly eight in ten Arizona voters support updating the state’s existing tobacco-based funding model for early childhood programs to include vaping and other nicotine products, according to a new statewide survey of likely 2026 General Election voters conducted by Data Orbital.

The survey found 79.5% of voters support updating the existing funding model, compared with just 15.4% who oppose it.

Support crosses political lines, including 92.0% of Democrats, 81.5% of Independents and 68.1% of Republicans. Support is also particularly strong among women ages 18-54 (85.5%), Hispanic voters (83.2%) and parents with children under 18 in the home (82.2%).

“The breadth of support for updating the existing funding model is notable,” said Steven Sensmeier, Director of Data Services at Data Orbital. “Strong majorities of Republicans, Independents and Democrats support including vaping and other nicotine products, demonstrating broad agreement across Arizona’s electorate.”

The survey also found broad agreement about the relationship between child care and Arizona’s economy and workforce. More than nine in ten voters (90.2%) say access to child care is important to Arizona’s economy and workforce.

That view extends across demographic groups, including 97.8% of Hispanic voters and 95.0% of voters ages 18-34. There was also little to no difference between voters with children in the home and those without children, or between households currently using child care services and those that were not.

This survey was commissioned as independent market research by First Things First to better understand voter sentiment on potential funding solutions for early childhood programs.
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This poll of 600 likely 2026 general election voters was conducted through a combination of live phone survey and text-to-web that collected 12.4% of the results from live caller landlines, 49.8% from live caller cell phones, and 37.8% via text-to-web. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.08% with a 95% confidence interval. Respondents were weighted on a number of different demographic figures based on prior general election voter turnout figures. The poll was conducted from July 30 – August 2, 2026. The questions released are verbatim from the survey provided to respondents. Toplines and demographic data can be found here. Crosstabs for this survey can be found here.