Americans have a negative view of Elon Musk

Apr 21–23, 2026 · n = 2,000 · MoE ±2.3%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted April 21 to 23, 2026, 47% viewed Elon Musk unfavorably, while 34% viewed him favorably.

Another 16% were neither favorable nor unfavorable, and 2% were not familiar with him.

Topline scale

47% of Americans viewed Elon Musk unfavorably.

Very unfavorable

34.9%

Somewhat favorable

17.3%

Very favorable

16.8%

Neither favorable nor unfavorable

16.2%

Somewhat unfavorable

12.4%

Not familiar with this person

2.4%

n = 2,000 · Apr 21–23, 2026 · MoE ±2.3%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

Mode	Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Population	US adults age 18+
Field dates	Apr 21–23, 2026
Base (unweighted)	2,000
Margin of error	±2.3%
Module	April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey
Sponsor	Verasight
Weight variable	weight
Weighting targets	age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey, fielded April 21-23, 2026, N=2,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 2.3%.