Stacked bar chart. Percentages of Democrats, independents and Republicans who, in a Nov. 9-Dec. 2, 2022 poll, said healthcare in the U.S. should be a system run by the government or based mostly on private health insurance. Most Democrats (72%) think the U.S. healthcare system should be government-run, while exactly half of independents and 83% of Republicans would prefer a system based on private insurance. 46% of independents would prefer a government-run system.