POLITICO & Purple Strategies Post-Election Survey: January 2025

Research Overview

POLITICO and Purple Strategies collaborated to gather insights from the POLITICO Insiders panel on their expectations, perceptions, and priorities related to the post-election political landscape. The research focused on the administration’s potential actions, policy priorities, and the anticipated impact on key issues.

Key Findings

1. Insiders identified immigration reform and border security as the most important and most likely priorities for the new admin’s first year.

Increasing healthcare access/affordability, higher education affordability, and workforce modernization were also identified as important issues with a low likelihood to get attention in the first year.

2. Opinions regarding TikTok’s future in the U.S. are split, with half of Insiders agreeing it should be banned or forced to sell its operations in the U.S.

3. Three-quarters of Insiders believe domestic oil production should be balanced to avoid oversupply and potential damage to the U.S. economy.

4. Nearly all Insiders agree the use of tariffs would have a negative impact on the U.S. economy.

5. Two-thirds of Insiders support stricter AI regulation, even if it throttles growth of U.S. tech companies globally.

6. Insiders—particularly those in government affairs, nonprofits, and associations—see reforming insurance and addressing PBMs as the most important priorities to lower costs for patients at pharmacies.