Organization: MassINC Polling Group

Conducted: October 2019

Exact wording: Would you favor or oppose having a national health plan, sometimes called Medicare for All, in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan?

Sample Size: 503 Massachusetts registered voters

Overall Findings: 54% Favor, 41% Oppose, 5% Don’t know/refused 

Party Lines: 60% Democrats support,10% Republicans support, 58% Independents support

Summary: A 2019 Massachusetts poll of 503 registered voters found that 54% support Medicare for All. Support for the proposal greatly varied based on political leaning, as 60% of Democratic voters favored this proposal compared to 10% of Republican voters. The wording of the poll does not appear to use biased language that would limit support for Medicare for All. 

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Link to the poll:

https://media.wbur.org/wp/2019/10/Crosstabs-2019-10-WBUR-Reg-Voters.pdf