MEDICARE FOR ALL POLLING

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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

YearOrganizationWordingTotalParty Lines
2022Gallup"It is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage"57% say yesDemocrats: 88% say yes
Republicans: 28% say yes
Independents: 59% say yes
2021Morning Consult/Politico"Whether or not they support Medicare for All, where Americans would get their health insurance from the government"55% supportDemocrats: 79% support
Republicans: 28% support
Independents: n/a
2020Hill/HarrisX"Support or oppose providing Medicare to every American"69% supportDemocrats: 88% support
Republicans: 46% support
Independents: 68% support
2020Pew 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
2019NBC/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% supportDemocrats: 68%
support
Republicans: n/a
Independents: n/a
2019Navigator"Medicare for All program that would provide the Medicare program to all Americans and eventually eliminate all private health insurance"47% supportn/a
2019Kaiser Family Foundation"Insurance from a single government plan"56% favorDemocrats: 81% favor
Republicans: 23% favor
Independents: 53% support
2019The Hill/HarrisX"Medicare should cover everyone and private health plans should be abolished"13% favorDemocrats: 17% support
Republicans: 8% support
Independents: 10% support
2019Morning Consult/Politico"Medicare for All"50% favorDemocrats: 74% support
Republicans: 28% support
Independents: 49% support
2019Morning Consult/Politico"Elimination of the private health insurance market"49% favorDemocrats: 54% support
Republicans: 42% support
Independents: 46% support
2019Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Politico"Medicare for All should be an extremely important priority for the government"68% favorDemocrats: 84% agree
Republicans: 39% agree
Independents: 70% agree
2019Data 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 Alln/a
2018Reuters/Ipsos"Medicare for All"70.1% favorDemocrats: 84.5% support
Republicans: 51.9% support
Independents: n/a
2018The Hill/HarrisX"Medicare should be provided to every American"70% favorDemocrats: 86% support
Republicans: 52% support
Independents: n/a
2018Gallup"The government should ensure all have healthcare coverage"57% favorDemocrats: 85% agree
Republicans: 27% agree
Independents: n/a
2018Gallup"Government-run health care system"40% favorDemocrats: 65% favor
Republicans: 13% favor
Independents: n/a
2018CBS News"Government administered health insurance plan"65% favorDemocrats: 84% favor
Republicans: 39% favor
Independents: 67% favor
2018Axios/Survey Monkey"Single, government-run health insurance program that is not optional"34% favorDemocrats: 56% favor
Republicans: 12% favor
Independents: 32% favor
2018Pew Research Center"Health care is the responsibility of the federal government"60% favorn/a
2018Pew Research Center"Single national health insurance system run by the government"31% favorDemocrats: 49% favor
Republicans: 12% favor

State Medicare for All Polls

StateYearOrganizationWordingOverall Result
Alabama2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"51% support
Alabama2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"51% suport
Arizona2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"58% support
California2021PNHP"Support for Medicare for All
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60% support
California2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"55% support
California2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"55% support
Colorado2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"54% support
Colorado2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"57% support
Florida2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"55% support
Illinois2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"h61% support
Iowa2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"57% support
Iowa2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"57% support
Maine2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"69% support
Maine2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"69% support
Massachusetts2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"50% support
Massachusetts2019Mass INC" a national health plan, sometimes called Medicare for All, in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan"54% favor
Massachusetts 2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"53%
Michigan2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"57% support
Minnesota2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"62% support
Mississippi2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"60% support
Missouri2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"58% support
Nevada2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"62% support
Nevada2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"62% support
New Hampshire2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"58% support
New Hampshire2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"58% support
New Jersey2022Rutgers-Eagleton Center"Expanding Medicare to provide coverage to every U.S. resident"71% support
North Carolina2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"55% support
North Carolina2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"55% support
Oklahoma2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"54% support
Oklahoma2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"53% support
Oklahoma2020Sooner Poll"SUPPORT or OPPOSE Medicare for All"31.7% support
South Carolina2019Data for Progress"Support or oppose improving and expanding Medicare so that it becomes the primary insurer for Americans"77% support
South Carolina2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"49% support
Tennessee2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"53% support
Tennessee2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"53% support
Texas2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"63% support
Texas 2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"63% support
Vermont2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"73% support
Vermont2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"73% support
Virginia2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"52% support
Virginia2020NBC News"How do you feel about replacing all private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone"52% support
Washington2020Edison Research Center"A government plan for all instead of private insurance"65% support