RFK Jr. Deeply Unpopular Among Democrats, Independents

About six in 10 likely Pennsylvania voters have an unfavorable opinion of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Voters are strongly split by party, with 90% of Democrats holding an unfavorable opinion of him while 76% of Republicans hold a favorable one. About 64% of independents view him unfavorably. Tell me whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Or have you not heard of him?  Strongly favorable  Somewhat favorable  Don't know/refused  Have not heard of  Somewhat unfavorable  Strongly unfavorable

Note: Poll was conducted from September 15 to 21, 2026. Responses shown here have margins of error ranging from 2.1 to 15.1 percentage points. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Chart: Joe Yerardi / StaffSource: Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena University poll