Poll: Do Michigan voters support stricter political campaign finance rules?

Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election.

A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. One question asked if Michigan voters supported prohibiting regulated utilities and government contractors from contributing to politicians, expanding campaign-finance disclosure rules and requiring disclosure for internet political ads.

Here is the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Michigan voters will also decide on an initiated law. I want to read the 100-word summary of that proposed law that will be on the ballot. “A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications. The proposal would prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold office that impact them. Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them. Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications.” Would you vote yes or no on this initiated law?

Here are the results:

• Yes — 71.5%

• No — 15.6%

• Don’t Know/ Refused — 12.8%

Poll methodology

WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned a survey of likely voters in Michigan’s November 2026 general election. The poll was conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc.

It was a 600-sample, live-operator telephone survey that was conducted on Aug. 31 through Sept. 3, 2026.

The margin of error is +/-4.0%, and there is a 95% level of confidence.

Of the respondents, 15.0% of respondents were called via landline telephone, and 85.0% were called on a cellphone.