Stock Trading by Elected Officials
Below are our poll results on Stock Trading by Elected Officials. Different polls may have used different formats and wording, but they were all getting at the same concept.
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Position | Dem. | Rep. | Ind. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Members of Congress and other elected officials should be banned from buying or selling individual stocks while they hold public office The Economist/YouGov, May 26, 2026 | 69% | 74% | 71% | |
Members of Congress, their immediate families, and staff should be banned from trading stocks Fox News, Feb. 10, 2026 | 70% | 83% | 67% | |
Elected officials should be banned from stock trading YouGov, May 10, 2024 | 73% | 77% | 71% |