Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s overall approval rate is at 51%, but the party breakdown shows a huge gap between the Democrats and the GOP.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unites the agenda that brings America’s health back to health, but recent polls show he is not always in favor of his position.
According to the results of the NBC News decision-making desk vote released on June 16, most Americans denounce the food industry for the country’s chronic health issues, repeating the long-standing debate Kennedy has had on “big food.”
Kennedy Jr.’s public opinion has also been split. Fifty-one percent of respondents said it was good, with 48% saying they escaped for the former presidential candidate who ran as Democrats and before supporting Trump.
The majority of Democrats (82%) say their opinions on Kennedy are either “adverse” or “somewhat disadvantaged,” while 84% of Republicans view Kennedy as “strongly favorable” or “somewhat favorable.” Among independents, 52% have a positive view of Kennedy, the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy.
The poll was conducted online from May 30th to June 10th in a national sample of 19,410 adults aged 18 and over. The margin of error is either positive or negative 2.1 percentage points. Of the poll participants, 37% described themselves as Democrats, 37% as Republicans, and 26% described them as “independent or something else.”
When asked about vaccine use to prevent illness, 69% of Republicans, 93% of Democrats and 76% of independents responded to an NBC poll that supports vaccinations to protect public health.
Kennedy has repeatedly questioned the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Earlier this month, he fired the entire committee advising the federal government on vaccine safety, implying that he has not conducted a “appropriate safety trial” before recommending a new vaccine for children. Kennedy was later appointed to the panel. Vaccine experts have broadly challenged Kennedy’s characterization.
NBC pollers also asked who is most responsible for chronic health issues in America, including obesity and heart disease. A 35% majority denounced the food industry, with 32% closely following “personal choices.”
Kennedy is a big critic of big food and big pharma, denounces the high rate of chronic diseases among Americans, such as type 2 diabetes, and accusing Americans of making them sick and profitable. In April, he announced that by the end of 2026, eight artificial dyes would be removed from drug therapy and food supplies nationwide, including those found in candy, ice cream, soft drinks and jams.
Only 6% of respondents blamed the environmental toxins that Kennedy blamed for many diseases as the reason for chronic illness.
The MAHA Committee report released last month by Kennedy identifies a variety of toxins and environmental factors as potential contributors to chronic diseases in American children. He also published a series of studies aimed at studying the possible causes of the environment behind autism.
Last month, the Right-leaning Think Tank Foundation for Government Accountability released a poll that shows a similar pattern to NBC results. More than 80% of Democrats and Republicans say they support the US ban on certain dyes and chemicals in food, just as they were banned in some European countries.
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA Today. x You can follow her at @swapnavenugopal