38% of US voters will consider candidates’ position on crypto in the meantime: Survey

by · November 1, 2022

About a third of eligible voters in the United States will “consider crypto-political positions” when choosing candidates in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a new survey.

In the results of a survey of 2,029 people conducted by The Harris Poll between October 6 and 11, 57% of likely midterm voters said they would be more likely to vote for a political candidate who is interested in staying informed about cryptocurrencies , while 38% said they would consider positions on crypto politics when voting in the midterms. The survey, initiated by Grayscale Investments, also suggested that crypto regulation was a bipartisan issue, with 87% of Democratic and 76% of Republican respondents saying they wanted clarity from the US government.

“Both voters and legislators have heard about crypto, and it appears they have taken the opportunity to learn about the asset class,” the Grayscale summary said. “Despite political divisions, the survey found broad familiarity with crypto across party lines and a majority of both Republicans and Democrats who agree that crypto represents the future of finance.”

Early voting for the US midterm elections has already begun in many states, with Election Day set for November 8. The future majority control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate hangs in the balance with a number of issues driving many voters to the polls, including abortion, gun control, free and fair elections, and those on the economy – including crypto.

Speaking to Cointelegraph, the North American head of business development at digital assets platform OSL Jeff Howard suggested that many may consider digital assets as part of financial inclusion efforts, but the space was largely not large enough to appeal to single-issue voters in the US States:

“I don’t think crypto has seeped into the psyche of American voters that much yet. In every topic or every issue, you have a hardcore group that supports or a group that opposes, but I don’t think crypto itself as a one-time vote has become big enough to matter yet.”

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In the current session of Congress, 220 representatives in the House caucus are with the Democrats, while the Republicans hold 212 seats and 3 are still vacant. All 435 seats in the House are up for election, as are 34 of the seats in the Senate. Democrats currently control both chambers by a slim majority, giving Republicans a chance to flip both on November 8.