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Public Pulse
Congress & Ethics Jun 1 – Jul 2, 2026Demonstration data — not a live government record

Should members of Congress be banned from trading individual stocks while in office?

48.2K responses · 87% verified · one response per verified account

Results

Live
41.8K verified counted
83%
Support
Support
83%
Oppose
11%
Not sure
6%
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Voluntary survey of verified Quorly members — not a probability sample of all adults.

Trend — Support

76% in Jan → 83% now
88%81%JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJUL

By region

Support
Northeast
85%
Midwest
84%
South
81%
West
84%

By age

Support
18–29
81%
30–44
89%
45–64
81%
65+
90%

Subgroups shown only where unweighted n ≥ 300. Smallest cell here: n = 1,243.

Discussion

3 comments
D
DataDriven3h

Worth noting the regional spread here is narrower than on most questions — that usually predicts durable opinion rather than a news-cycle spike.

C
CivicVet6h

I compared this with the national polling average in the Polling Center. The direction matches; Pulse runs a few points warmer, as expected for an engaged member panel.

P
PolicyOracle9h

The trend line is the story. Slow, steady movement over six months — not one event driving it.

Methodology

Responses
48.2K
Verified
41.8K
Constituent-matched
39K
Field window
Jun 1 – Jul 2, 2026

Voluntary online survey of verified Quorly members, weighted by state, age band, and self-reported party registration to the verified-member population. One response per verified account.

Only identity-verified responses in headline figures
Automated-behavior screens applied before tabulation
One response per account; edits allowed until close

Related forecasts

Will Congress enact a ban on congressional stock trading before January 3, 2027?
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Q Credits committed: 2.1M

Signal gap: 83% member support vs 34% forecast probability of the outcome.

Related bills

H.R. 1234Passed House
Ban stock trading by members of Congress
Three-signal view

See how this question compares with the national polling average and market forecasts in the National Polling Center.

Demonstration data. Pulse measures verified Quorly members, not all adults; results are weighted to the member population and carry no formal margin of error.