KFF Health Tracking Poll: MAHA and the Midterms Authors: Audrey Kearney, Lunna Lopes, Mardet Mulugeta, Alex Montero, Isabelle Valdes, and Liz Hamel Published: May 6, 2026

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-maha-and-the-midterms/ About four in ten (41%) U.S. adults say they support the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement – a group largely made up of Republicans and supporters of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Yet, many of the concerns elevated by the MAHA movement about food safety and corporate influence resonate with a larger share of the public beyond those who identify as supporters. Majorities of the public say there is not enough regulation of chemical additives in food (75%) or of pesticides used in agriculture (64%) in the U.S., and most adults express distrust in agricultural, food, and pharmaceutical companies to act in the public’s best interest. At the same time, confidence in the government agencies that are tasked with regulating these industries is low across partisans; about a third of the public express confidence in the FDA (36%) and the EPA (36%) to act independently without outside interference.