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Then-New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, celebrates with fellow socialists Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent, left, and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, during an election rally on Oct. 26, New York City. A new poll indicates socialism is gaining traction with younger and more liberal voters. (Andres Kudacki / Getty Images)
March 7, 2026 at 6:00am
A new poll finds that socialism continues to gain popularity among the American electorate, despite big government’s record of failure.
A Fox News survey released Thursday found that 38 percent think it would be good for the United States to move away from capitalism, up from 32 percent who felt that way in 2022 and 18 percent in 2010.
Think about that. In 2010, the U.S. was still recovering from the Great Recession, when unemployment peaked at 10 percent in October 2009, the worst since the early 1980s. Still, the vast majority of Americans knew socialism was not the way to go.
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