Sixty percent of registered voters in the Nov. 17-19 survey said they support the idea.
By contrast, 40 percent of voters said they do not support the measure.
The survey follows a push from progressive Democratic lawmakers and activists to cancel at least some of the estimated 1.6 trillion student loan debt that roughly 44 million Americans owe.
Eighty-four percent of Democratic voters support Biden cancelling up to $50,000 in student debt per person along with 57 percent of independent voters.
By contrast, 66 percent of Republican respondents oppose the measure.
The Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online Nov. 17-19 among 1,873 registered voters.
It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.26 percentage points. »
