# Americans have a negative view of Elon Musk

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/americans-view-elon-musk-more-negatively-than-positively/

> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

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

How favorable or unfavorable is your opinion of each of the following technology executives? Item: Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, X)

47% of Americans viewed Elon Musk unfavorably.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 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%

## Methodology

- 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: 2026-04-21 → 2026-04-23
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-1)