EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FINDINGS

Below are the results of The Digital Chamber’s Crypto Voting Bloc National Survey, revealing how crypto policies could influence voter behavior in the upcoming 2024 elections. As the leading voice in the blockchain and digital asset space, The Digital Chamber in partnership with XandY, conducted this survey to shed light on Americans’ views regarding cryptocurrency regulation and its impact on voting decisions.
Here’s what we found:

1 in 7 likely voters are in the Crypto Voting Bloc

1 in 7 likely voters (16%) are in the Crypto Voting Bloc. Comprised of both Democrats and Republicans, these are voters who say this issue is very important in determining who they vote for in the 2024 elections.

a pro-crypto stance would likely have a net positive effect on voting

Most voters say they would not be affected by a candidate having a pro-crypto stance. However, the findings show that across the political spectrum, it would likely have a net positive effect since those who would be more likely to vote outnumber those who would be less likely.

About 40% of Black voters say crypto is very important in determining who they vote for in 2024

About 4 in 10 Black voters say crypto is either “very” or “extremely” important when it comes to deciding who they will vote for in the 2024 presidential election. ​This is more than double the proportion of white voters who say that.​

Trump and Harris voters tend to think their own candidate is more supportive of crypto than the opposing candidate


Likely voters who plan to vote for Trump think Trump supports crypto more than Harris does. However, the opposite is also true. Those who plan to vote for Harris think Harris is more supportive of crypto than Trump.Both sets of voters think their own candidate is more supportive of crypto than the opponent is.

supporting the crypto industry should be at least a medium-level priority for the president and Congress

A majority of both Republicans and Democrats say that supporting the crypto industry should be at least a medium-level priority for the president and Congress. ​Nearly 1 in 3 Democrats and more than 1 in 4 Republicans say it should be either a “high” or “very high” priority.​

Americans say government officials should focus on policies that reduce frauds and scams

Even for the policy goals ranked lowest on this list, around 4 in 5 U.S. adults still say they should be at least “moderately” important for government officials.​

government should prioritize designing policies that encourage growth and also protect consumer freedoms

There is bipartisan agreement that the government should prioritize designing policies that encourage growth and also protect consumer freedoms.

Those who are most familiar with crypto have the most positive sentiment

Positive sentiment toward crypto tends to increase with higher levels of familiarity. ​ This can indicate a causal effect in both directions. That is, more knowledge can drive positive views, while positive views also tend to lead people to gather more knowledge.​

Americans who have more familiarity with crypto tend to have much stronger trust in the government

Higher familiarity and knowledge of crypto tends to be associated with much stronger trust in government officials to make good decisions regarding crypto policy.​ It is rare for people to have low familiarity but high levels of trust.​

Study Methodology

Data collection was conducted by XandY from September 12-17, 2024 using online recruitment methods to sample adult residents of the United States (N = 1,004), along with an additional oversample of current or past crypto owners (N = 501). A nested quota sampling strategy was used to match U.S. Census proportions of age, gender, income, education, race and ethnicity, and geographic region. In addition, quotas were applied for political party affiliation and crypto ownership status, each determined by triangulating several recent estimates from independent sources (Pew, Gallup, and more). To further ensure the insights reported from this sample closely resemble the U.S. adult population as well as current or past crypto owners, the final sample was weighted to match U.S. Census and internal benchmarks.

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