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

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

WDIV/Detroit News poll finds 82.8% of Michigan Democratic voters support changing the American health care system to a single-payer system

Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer

Published: July 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM

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%

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

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