WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2025) – Cygnal, one of the nation’s fastest growing and most accurate private polling firms, released the following national poll (conducted June 19-21 of 800 likely 2026 general election voters) on Bitcoin ownership and its political impact ahead of today’s annual Bitcoin Policy Summit.
“The Bitcoin constituency is now a critical one in elections, but there is a wide chasm between Bitcoiners and voters as a whole,” said Pollster and Cygnal President, Brent Buchanan. “However, this data offers a lot of promise and opportunity to the Bitcoin community and the innovation industries surrounding it.”
“During the 2024 election, President Trump changed the messaging around cryptocurrency and paved the way for more lawmakers to get involved on key policy fronts. At the same time Democrats lost Bitcoiners big time because they were antithetical to the values Bitcoin owners prize: freedom, independence, pursuance, and reasonable regulation.”
“Top that off with a record of stifling innovation and you see how this data highlights the simple fact that Republicans unlocked how to talk to the Bitcoin community and win on their issues. But like any emerging key voter group, they’re not to be taken for granted.”
Here are Buchanan’s top takeaways:
Profile of a Bitcoiner: Voters who own Bitcoin are younger, much more male, more educated, more Republican, and higher income than likely general election voters as a whole. They are equally diverse (almost exactly tracking the racial breakdown of voters) but are also lower-propensity voters.
Political and Electoral Impacts: Voters who own Bitcoin are much more positive about the direction of the country (55% right track, 43% wrong track). President Trump has a much stronger image among Bitcoiners (59% favorable, 39% unfavorable) compared to 2026 voters as a whole (47% favorable, 52% unfavorable). And it’s clear Trump benefitted greatly from Bitcoiners in the 2024 election winning them 59-34 over Harris. Looking ahead to the 2026 midterms, they’re still favorable to the GOP but underperforming the President’s 2024 numbers by five points.
Pro-Bitcoin Lawmakers: 76 percent of Bitcoin owners are more likely to “support a lawmaker who advances policies that make it easier for people to own and use Bitcoin”. Even 43 percent of all voters agree, indicating how increasingly important lawmakers’ stances are and why it is a winning political issue.
Bitcoin Ownership: College-educated Bitcoiners are nearly three times more likely to hold the cryptocurrency in a retirement or investment account than the overall electorate and Republicans are 6 points more likely (25%) to own Bitcoin directly than Democrats (19%). Among Bitcoiners, reasons for purchasing outside of investment (62%) vary relatively evenly, from a hedge against inflation (30%) to pursuing financial independence (32%), showing the range of utility owners see in Bitcoin. Interestingly, those making over $200k per year say owning Bitcoin is more about a store of value/inflationary hedge (43%) or to participate in innovation (40%).
Regulatory Trust: Interestingly, trust among Bitcoiners about the federal government’s ability to “regulate assets like Bitcoin fairly” stands at 29 percent saying they have a great deal or “a lot” of trust compared to 12 percent of voters overall indicating lawmakers and regulators have more to lose among the community if trust wanes – still, 33 percent of voters have no trust at all.
Policy Fronts: The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act fairs the best among voters with 38 percent saying they support the proposal. However, 46 percent say they are unsure or are neutral. Proposals establishing strategic Bitcoin reserves finds similar support (33%) though most voters don’t understand the value or impact. Policies on the right to transact and stablecoins also faired similarly.