Michigan Democratic voters want to see change in the American health care system, poll finds

Michigan Democratic voters were asked in a recent poll about the 2026 U.S. Senate primary and their views on various topics.

A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Democratic voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 primary election. A portion of these questions focused on their views on the American health care system.

Here are the results:

Here’s the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Would you support or oppose changing the American health care system to a single payer system in which everyone was covered by a Medicare style system of health care?

Support: 82.8%

Oppose: 9.6%

Don’t know/Refused: 7.6%

• Strongly support — 64.2%

• Somewhat support — 18.6%

• Somewhat oppose — 4.8%

• Strongly oppose — 4.8%

• Don’t know/Depends — 7.6%

Here’s the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Would you support or oppose that change if knew you that anyone with insurance through their employer or negotiated by their union would no longer receive those benefits and would be moved to a federal health care system?

Support: 66.5%

Oppose: 21.5%

Don’t know/Depends: 12.0%

• Strongly support — 40.9% 

• Somewhat support — 25.6%

• Somewhat oppose — 9.3%

• Strongly oppose — 12.2%

• Depends/ Don’t Know/ Refused — 12.0%

Poll methodology

WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned a survey of likely Democratic voters in the August 2026 primary election in Michigan. The poll was conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc.

It was a 500-sample, live-operator telephone survey that was conducted on July 8 through July 11, 2026.

The margin of error is +/-4.4%, and there is a 95% level of confidence.

Of the respondents, 17.4% of respondents were called via landline telephone, and 82.6% were called on a cellphone.