MEDICARE FOR ALL POLLING
Reuters/Ipsos Poll (conducted June and July 2018).
There have been dozens of public opinion polls on support for Medicare for All. Nearly every poll finds a majority support. Each poll varies by wording. Below is a list of polling conducted at the national level. Click on the wording of any poll to learn more about who conducted it, how it was worded, the sample size, findings and how they vary by political party, or read the full report.
Summary: Wording plays a huge role in the poll results. "Medicare for All" polls much better than something like "government-run medicine", which implies socialized medicine. However, when the government is framed as an institution that guarantees health insurance as a right or provides health insurance to the public, this also polls better.
National Medicare for All Polls
Year | Organization | Wording | Total | Party Lines |
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2022 | Gallup | "It is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage" | 57% say yes | Democrats: 88% say yes Republicans: 28% say yes Independents: 59% say yes |
2021 | Morning Consult/Politico | "Whether or not they support Medicare for All, where Americans would get their health insurance from the government" | 55% support | Democrats: 79% support Republicans: 28% support Independents: n/a |
2020 | Hill/HarrisX | "Support or oppose providing Medicare to every American" | 69% support | Democrats: 88% support Republicans: 46% support Independents: 68% support |
2020 | Pew Research Center | "Single national health insurance system run by the government" | 63% of U.S. adults say the government has the responsibility to provide health care coverage for all | Democrats: 88% support Republicans: 34% support Independents: n/a |
2019 | NBC/WSJ | "A single payer health care system in which private health insurance would be eliminated and all Americans would get their health coverage from one government plan" | 44% support | Democrats: 68% support Republicans: n/a Independents: n/a |
2019 | Navigator | "Medicare for All program that would provide the Medicare program to all Americans and eventually eliminate all private health insurance" | 47% support | n/a |
2019 | Kaiser Family Foundation | "Insurance from a single government plan" | 56% favor | Democrats: 81% favor Republicans: 23% favor Independents: 53% support |
2019 | The Hill/HarrisX | "Medicare should cover everyone and private health plans should be abolished" | 13% favor | Democrats: 17% support Republicans: 8% support Independents: 10% support |
2019 | Morning Consult/Politico | "Medicare for All" | 50% favor | Democrats: 74% support Republicans: 28% support Independents: 49% support |
2019 | Morning Consult/Politico | "Elimination of the private health insurance market" | 49% favor | Democrats: 54% support Republicans: 42% support Independents: 46% support |
2019 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Politico | "Medicare for All should be an extremely important priority for the government" | 68% favor | Democrats: 84% agree Republicans: 39% agree Independents: 70% agree |
2019 | Data for Progress | "Would you approve or disapprove of [representative name here] decision to oppose “Medicare for All”" | 57% disapprove of their member of congress opposing Medicare for All | n/a |
2018 | Reuters/Ipsos | "Medicare for All" | 70.1% favor | Democrats: 84.5% support Republicans: 51.9% support Independents: n/a |
2018 | The Hill/HarrisX | "Medicare should be provided to every American" | 70% favor | Democrats: 86% support Republicans: 52% support Independents: n/a |
2018 | Gallup | "The government should ensure all have healthcare coverage" | 57% favor | Democrats: 85% agree Republicans: 27% agree Independents: n/a |
2018 | Gallup | "Government-run health care system" | 40% favor | Democrats: 65% favor Republicans: 13% favor Independents: n/a |
2018 | CBS News | "Government administered health insurance plan" | 65% favor | Democrats: 84% favor Republicans: 39% favor Independents: 67% favor |
2018 | Axios/Survey Monkey | "Single, government-run health insurance program that is not optional" | 34% favor | Democrats: 56% favor Republicans: 12% favor Independents: 32% favor |
2018 | Pew Research Center | "Health care is the responsibility of the federal government" | 60% favor | n/a |
2018 | Pew Research Center | "Single national health insurance system run by the government" | 31% favor | Democrats: 49% favor Republicans: 12% favor |