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Around 1 in 5 voters have invested, traded or cryptocurrency usedaccording to a poll on Tuesday.
The survey by Emerson College Polling found that 19 percent of respondents have traded, invested, or used crypto like Bitcoin or Ethereum. About 81 percent have not.
According to the survey, among respondents who have used crypto, 39 percent used it to make purchases, while the other 61 percent did not.
About 32 percent of 18-29-year-olds and 30-39-year-olds said they have used, traded or invested in digital currency, more than other age groups, the data show.
“Crypto users are younger and have a larger minority base, highlighting crypto as a diverse and growing constituency for political support: 57 percent of crypto users have a favorable view of Donald Trump,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. in a statement.
According to the survey, twice as many men, 26 percent, used cryptocurrencies compared to women, 13 percent.
The findings of the survey are similar to those of 2022, when an NBC News poll showed similar statistics, that 1 in 5 adults have invested, traded or used cryptocurrency.
At the end of September, a morning consultation survey found that crypto owners are split evenly between those who supported Vice President Harris, 47 percent, and those who supported President-elect Trump, 47 percent.
Surveys at the beginning of the year It also found that 67 percent of cryptocurrency owners in several battleground states — Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — said they were “excited” to vote for crypto-friendly contenders.
The Emerson College poll was conducted Dec. 11-13 among 1,000 registered voters. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
