Poll: Most Voters Support Obamacare

The majority of voters do not want to see the Affordable Care Act be repealed, according to a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos released on Friday.

Most likely voters said that Congress should “keep the ACA and fix the problem parts,” far more than said that Congress should “pass [an] alternate law, then repeal the ACA,” repeal the ACA entirely, or keep it just as it is.

• 52 percent said keep the ACA and fix its problems
• 25 percent said pass a new law and then repeal the ACA
• 17 percent said to repeal the ACA entirely
• 5 percent said to keep the law as it is

The vast majority of likely voters also support prohibiting insurance providers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

• 79 percent favor ban
• 21 percent oppose ban

Although most voters rating America as having a “poor” healthcare system, they place more responsibility for the state of the system on insurance companies than former President Barack Obama, pharmaceutical companies, President Donald Trump, or members of Congress.

• 52 percent said U.S. healthcare system is poor
• 34 percent said it is average
• 13 percent said it is good
• 25 percent said insurers are responsible for the healthcare system
• 23 percent said Obama
• 14 percent said they don’t know
• 11 percent said pharmaceutical companies
• 11 percent said Trump
• 7 percent said Congressional Republicans
• 7 percent said Congressional Democrats

Reuters/Ipsos surveyed 925 likely voters from October 12 to 17, with a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points.

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