Democrats and their media allies have done their worst to try to demonize President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which are set to expire at the end of this year, as only benefiting the ultra-wealthy and being of no real help for middle-class American families and small businesses.

Yet, a recent survey found that more than four out of five likely voters, 84%, would vote to extend the tax cuts if they were a member of Congress, while just 16% would allow the relief for taxpayers to expire, Breitbart reported.

That and other positive findings in the survey about the broad popularity of the tax cuts across partisan lines ought to prompt the Republican-controlled House and Senate to hold firm to their plans to legislatively make the Trump tax cuts permanent by the summer.

Massive public support for extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts

The Public Opinion Strategies firm, on behalf of the conservative Americans for Prosperity organization, surveyed 1,000 likely voters between April 10-14 with several specific questions about the approaching expiration date for the 2017 tax cuts.

By a decisive 84-16% margin, the vast majority of Americans would vote to keep the current reduced tax rates in place rather than let them increase with the expiration of that tax relief at the end of the year, if they were elected members of Congress.

And, despite the efforts of some Democrat politicians and the media to turn people against the tax cuts from President Trump's first term, this is not a particularly partisan issue, as fully 95% of Republicans, 81% of independents, and even 74% of Democrats said they would like to keep the lower tax rates in place.

Breitbart noted that members of the House and Senate would be wise to heed the survey's results, at least if they want to remain in office next year, as 63% of respondents said they would be more likely than not to support the re-election of a member of Congress who voted to extend the tax cuts before they expire.

That is also something that 85% of likely voters think should happen as soon as possible, in part to provide taxpayers with certainty that their rates aren't about to increase next year, but also because around 75% of voters say that letting the tax cuts expire would prove harmful for middle-class families, small businesses, consumers, and the economy more broadly.

This is what the people want

The New York Post reported that Public Opinion Strategies' Jim Hobart said of the survey's findings, "Voters overwhelmingly support extending the 2017 tax cuts, and they want Congress to act as soon as possible to make the extension of these cuts a reality."

"Letting these tax cuts expires is seen as hurting small businesses, middle class families, American consumers, and the economy as a whole," he added. "Thus, it is no surprise that extending the 2017 cuts is a clear political winner with not just Republicans, but also with the swing voters who will be pivotal in the 2026 midterm elections."

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), who strongly supports extending the tax rate reductions, told the Post, "President Trump’s tax cuts were critical to delivering relief to the middle class and our Republican majority is ready to vote to make them permanent, while Democrats are fighting tooth-and-nail to force a $4 billion tax increase on hardworking Americans."

"Despite lies from Democrats and their media allies, President Trump has been absolutely clear that cuts to Social Security and Medicaid are absolutely off the table," the senator added.

GOP congressional leaders aim to pass tax cuts extension bill by the summer

The Post noted that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has expressed his intent to pass legislation to permanently extend the 2017 tax cuts by the Memorial Day holiday weekend, after which it will be up to the Republican-controlled Senate to similarly approve the measure.

Per Breitbart, Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-SD) has cautioned that the tax cut extension bill will be a bit more "complicated" procedurally in the upper chamber, but he is confident that it can be passed by the July Fourth holiday weekend and sent to President Trump for his signature.