2025 American Infrastructure Consumer Study
Brightly Software, a Siemens company, polled American consumers to understand their opinions and perspectives on the condition of national infrastructure and their views on the state of their local government and K-12 public school infrastructure. The study was timed in conjunction with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 Infrastructure Report Card. The results offer a view into broader sentiments and opinions regarding citizen’s relationship with their communities.
Confidence in Community Infrastructure
- 76% believe the ASCE 2025 Report Card grade will increase or stay the same from the 2021 grade of C+.
- 55% believed their local roads improved and 60% agreed school infrastructure improved in the last four years.
- 63% felt more confident in the condition of local infrastructure and 54% felt more confident in the state of the nation’s infrastructure compared to four years ago.
- 72% believe their state infrastructure is better or about the same as other states.
- 66% believe that America’s infrastructure is either the same or better than other countries.
Supporting School Infrastructure
- 58% are concerned about public school building conditions and almost 3 in 4 respondents agreed their local schools struggle with budget constraints.
- 67% would pay more taxes if it meant children in local schools had better air ventilation.
- 70% would pay more taxes if it meant children in local schools had better air conditioning.
Finding Future Funding
- 57% of Americans agreed their town struggles with budget constraints, yet 55% believe their community benefitted from government infrastructure bills and funding during the last four years.
- 57% don’t feel confident their community will receive federal funding and 67% aren’t sure how their community would fund improvements without federal capital.
About the study
This survey was conducted via Dynata and polled 1,000 general U.S.-based consumers over 18 years of age in February 2024. Respondents were segmented and analyzed across age groups, gender, marital status, having children and household income.
