Midterms 2026: Stand With Crypto brandishes 67 million Americans who hold crypto

Crypto voting, brochure version. Stand With Crypto reminds us, eleven days before the midterm elections, that around 67 million Americans hold cryptocurrencies, or one in four adults. The organization launched by Coinbase sees an electorate capable of swinging elections, and the crypto lobby has already filled its coffers to prove it.

Key Points

The figure of 67 million comes from a Harris Poll study commissioned by an association financed by Ripple.

Stand With Crypto claims 3.1 million activists and supports 45 candidates.

Independent poll finds only 4% of Americans willing to vote on crypto policy.

Stand With Crypto bets on 67 million holders

The message comes from Mason Leno, executive director of Stand With Crypto, interviewed by Bitcoin Magazine on October 22. According to him, these 67 million holders prove that crypto has support in both camps, Republican and Democrat.

The organization claims more than 3.1 million activists, 50 branches in the states and 47 on campuses. She supports 45 candidates and launches a final 12-day campaign, between online and door-to-door advertising. Its ranking of elected officials now includes 338 deemed pro-crypto, compared to around 90 rated A at launch in 2023.

The midterm elections take place on Tuesday, November 3. The entire House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are renewed.

Where does the figure of 67 million Americans come from?

The figure does not come from Stand With Crypto. It is taken from the annual report of the National Cryptocurrency Association, produced by The Harris Poll and published in May. The association was launched in March 2025 thanks to a $50 million endowment from Ripple.

The report has 12 million more holders than in 2025, when it found one in five adults. The field took place from February 12 to March 3, 2026, with 10,000 holders. Their profile has changed: 21% work in construction or industry, almost as many as in tech and finance combined (26%). And 90% say they want to buy more crypto this year.

We had already raised this milestone of one in four Americans when Brian Armstrong used it to relaunch the CLARITY Act.

Midterms 2026 and crypto vote: the gap between the polls

Holding cryptos does not mean voting for them. In July, an internal Stand With Crypto poll claimed that around 70% of holders would consider the candidates' stance on crypto. “The midterms are coming, and crypto voters are watching,” Brian Armstrong said on X.

An independent survey gives a completely different measurement. According to Politico and Public First, as of May, only 4% of Americans say crypto policy will weigh on their choice. The proportion rises to 7% among those who trade digital assets.

The money is there. Crypto-related political action committees had raised or spent $189 million for the 2026 cycle as of the end of June, according to Crypto Briefing. Fairshake, the main one among them, weighed 82 million alone.