Do you personally (or jointly with a spouse), have any money invested in the stock market right now, either in an individual stock or in a mutual fund?
Asked of: All respondents (years in which the item was asked)
Has money invested in the stock market · Asked in 12 waves, 2012–2024 · 499,137 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Harmonized across years by the Cumulative CES Common Content (Kuriwaki); response options are collapsed where years differ. See docs/sources/ces.md.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 42% | 58% | 59899 | ±0.7 | |
| AK † | 46% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 59,899 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2022 | 2022-09-29 to 2022-12-15 | web | 60,000 | 59,882 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2021 | 2021-11-03 to 2021-12-07 | web | 25,700 | 25,625 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 60,834 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2019 | 2019-11-06 to 2019-12-05 | web | 18,000 | 17,922 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 59,753 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2017 | 2017-11-08 to 2017-12-12 | web | 18,200 | 18,110 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2016 | 2016-09-28 to 2016-11-07 | web | 64,600 | 56,676 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2015 | 2015-11-06 to 2015-12-03 | web | 14,250 | 14,157 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 54% |
| 128 |
| ±15 |
| AL | 33% | 67% | 899 | ±6 |
| AR | 29% | 71% | 531 | ±7 |
| AZ | 45% | 55% | 1494 | ±5 |
| CA | 45% | 55% | 4889 | ±2 |
| CO | 52% | 48% | 1053 | ±5 |
| CT | 46% | 54% | 594 | ±6 |
| DC | 50% | 50% | 170 | ±10 |
| DE | 50% | 50% | 218 | ±9 |
| FL | 41% | 59% | 4396 | ±3 |
| GA | 40% | 60% | 2051 | ±4 |
| HI | 60% | 40% | 183 | ±10 |
| IA | 43% | 57% | 614 | ±8 |
| ID | 42% | 58% | 313 | ±11 |
| IL | 41% | 59% | 2318 | ±4 |
| IN | 41% | 59% | 1266 | ±5 |
| KS | 44% | 56% | 502 | ±7 |
| KY | 36% | 64% | 886 | ±5 |
| LA | 31% | 69% | 707 | ±6 |
| MA | 46% | 54% | 1118 | ±5 |
| MD | 45% | 55% | 1067 | ±5 |
| ME | 45% | 55% | 286 | ±7 |
| MI | 40% | 60% | 1947 | ±4 |
| MN | 53% | 47% | 1015 | ±5 |
| MO | 42% | 58% | 1321 | ±5 |
| MS | 27% | 73% | 502 | ±7 |
| MT | 40% | 60% | 231 | ±9 |
| NC | 42% | 58% | 1910 | ±4 |
| ND | 59% | 41% | 114 | ±11 |
| NE | 43% | 57% | 353 | ±9 |
| NH | 56% | 44% | 296 | ±7 |
| NJ | 50% | 50% | 1601 | ±4 |
| NM | 32% | 68% | 419 | ±8 |
| NV | 41% | 59% | 737 | ±7 |
| NY | 46% | 54% | 3447 | ±3 |
| OH | 43% | 57% | 2563 | ±3 |
| OK | 31% | 69% | 698 | ±6 |
| OR | 46% | 54% | 1007 | ±5 |
| PA | 44% | 56% | 3037 | ±3 |
| RI | 41% | 59% | 212 | ±8 |
| SC | 38% | 62% | 987 | ±6 |
| SD | 50% | 50% | 173 | ±9 |
| TN | 37% | 63% | 1370 | ±5 |
| TX | 35% | 65% | 4804 | ±2 |
| UT | 49% | 51% | 506 | ±7 |
| VA | 46% | 54% | 1606 | ±4 |
| VT | 42% | 58% | 124 | ±12 |
| WA | 50% | 50% | 1381 | ±4 |
| WI | 45% | 55% | 1333 | ±5 |
| WV | 30% | 70% | 428 | ±10 |
| WY † | 48% | 52% | 94 | ±14 |
Cooperative Election Study 2024 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2014 |
| 2014-10-01 to 2014-11-03 |
| web |
| 56,200 |
| 55,820 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2013 | 2013-11-06 to 2013-12-03 | web | 16,400 | 16,356 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2012 | 2012-10-01 to 2012-11-05 | web | 54,535 | 54,103 |