A new poll from the DeFi Education Fund and Ipsos has found that 72% of surveyed Americans consider it “somewhat” to “extremely” important for politicians to support policies that encourage the development of financial technology in the United States.

Ipsos released the results on Tuesday from a survey of 1,545 people conducted in September. According to the findings, 35% of respondents said it was “very” or “extremely” important for political candidates to support “ensuring that those who are building the next generation of financial technology are encouraged to do so in the United States.” An additional 37% of those surveyed described the fintech policy as “somewhat important.”

Familiarity with digital assets remains limited among the broader public. Only 9% of respondents said they were familiar with crypto, and 5% with stablecoins. A majority, 87%, said they had not held any digital assets in the previous 12 months. Just 13% said it was “very” or “extremely” important for a political candidate to encourage growth in blockchain, crypto, and DeFi — well below the level of support for fintech development overall, a contrast that shows how few respondents place crypto-specific growth in the top tier of candidate priorities.

“Ownership of crypto and openness to DeFi are largely consistent with 2025, and interest looks consistent across party lines,” said Ipsos in the poll results.

The poll was conducted roughly two months before Americans were set to vote on the next session of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, in which crypto policies and laws could be a factor at the polling stations. Political action committees backed by crypto companies have already spent tens of millions of dollars in an attempt to influence voters in key races — campaign activity unfolding before an electorate that, by the survey’s own measures, remains largely unfamiliar with the digital assets at the center of those policy debates.

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