A US fintech poll found that 72% of respondents considered it at least somewhat important for political candidates to support policies encouraging financial technology development in the United States.
US fintech poll measures candidate priorities
Ipsos released the results on October 27, 2026. The survey, conducted in September for the DeFi Education Fund, covered 1,545 people.
Of those surveyed, 35% said it was very or extremely important for candidates to support encouraging the next generation of financial technology to be built in the US. Another 37% said it was somewhat important.
Fewer respondents prioritized crypto growth
When asked specifically about candidates encouraging growth in blockchain, crypto and decentralized finance, 13% said it was very or extremely important.
The survey also found that 9% of respondents said they were familiar with crypto and 5% with stablecoins. A further 87% said they had not held digital assets in the previous 12 months.
The results were released ahead of the 2026 US congressional midterm elections. Crypto company-backed political action committees have spent tens of millions of dollars seeking to influence voters in key races.
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