Minority of voters identify with MAHA despite some support for its goals: poll

New polling conducted by the progressive political action committee 314 Action found that, despite a decent degree of support for some aspects of the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, very few voters actually identify as being part of the movement.

The polling released Tuesday found that while roughly two in five voters — 39 percent — say they support many of MAHA’s goals, only 14 percent consider themselves a part of the movement.

Among Democrats, Independent and third-party voters, even less identified with MAHA, while in swing districts, only 13 percent identified with the agenda championed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Only among Republicans did support for the MAHA agenda go up, with 29 percent saying they identify with it.

“RFK Jr. is a political liability, especially in swing districts. Voters want better public healthoutcomes, but when they learn about the administration’s health care cuts and RFK Jr.’s actionsas HHS Secretary—support for him and candidates aligned with the MAHA agenda collapses,” said Erik Polyak, executive director of 314 Action.

314 Action focuses on getting Democrats in STEM fields elected to office. The poll was conducted alongside Data For Progress, a progressive think tank.

Voters also indicated they would support candidates who champion policies like requiring routine vaccinations, increasing funding for diseases like cancer and dementia, limiting pesticide use in agriculture, banning food dyes and boosting funds for mRNA research.

Among independent and swing voters, half said they do not believe the MAHA movement is delivering on its promises.

In recent months, reports have emerged of the Trump administration seemingly losing interest in more controversial aspects of the MAHA agenda. Sources close to the White House have indicated the Oval Office is through with Kennedy’s aims of rewriting vaccine policy, especially ahead of the midterms when more extreme views risk alienating voters.

The poll also asked likely voters whether they trusted certain health-related individuals or institutions. More than half of all likely voters said they trusted organizations and agencies like the HHS; World Health Organization; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and “vaccines in general.”

Forty percent of likely voters said they trusted Kennedy, while 43 percent said they trusted President Trump. Pollsters noted that favorability towards Kennedy fell among participants after the survey, during which they learned more about his history.

These polling results echo similar findings from last month, when the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 38 percent of people said they were confident in Kennedy when it came to trustworthy information about public health while trust in health agencies like the FDA and CDC remained relatively strong.

The survey was conducted from March 5 to 12 and had a sample size of 2,350 likely voters.

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