Fewer than one in five back an amendment lowering the drinking age to 18
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Just 17.9% of Americans support a constitutional amendment to lower the legal drinking age to 18, while 58.1% oppose it.
Another 18.8% neither support nor oppose the amendment, and 5.2% don't know.
Topline scale
Fewer than one in five back an amendment lowering the drinking age to 18.
Would you support or oppose a constitutional amendment to lower the legal drinking age to 18?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full 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 | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Society, Culture, & Identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
Would you support or oppose a constitutional amendment to lower the legal drinking age to 18?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.