Majority of Americans are Genuinely Worried About the Election
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Key Takeaways
- A majority of Americans harbor fear of election tampering, fraud, cheating, and all other apprehensions spurred by the 2020 general election.
- While Trump supporters make up the largest contingent of those concerned, numerous other demographics are also worried.
- Those who trust elections tend to have an isolated perspective, being mostly progressive, young, mainstream media viewers.
Our Methodology
Demographics
All Voters
Sample Size
2,500
Geographical Breakdown
National
Time Period
7 Days
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Reporting and polling services continually address election fraud as a worrying issue for American voters. Sentiment about election integrity and election turmoil in the U.S. is notably divided and charged with apprehension. Some reputable polling services indicate as much as 66% of Americans fear election cheating could impact the 2024 general election. MIG Reports analysis confirms Americans are indeed overwhelmingly worried about election integrity.
Overall Analysis
Election integrity concerns often range from potential system manipulations to various forms of fraud and cheating. This apprehension is particularly pronounced among Trump supporters—however, they are not alone in their worries.
Those who assert the 2020 election was rife with irregularities and fraudulent activity, believe it contributed to President Joe Biden’s victory. They cite incidents involving electronic voting machines, mail-in ballots, other anomalies in the process, and allegations between political figures and institutions as evidence of systemic corruption.
This prevalent fear underscores the deep mistrust within the electorate regarding the fairness and legitimacy of elections. It also reflects broader anxieties about the integrity of democratic processes.
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Election Integrity Views are Ideological
Online discourse on social media and other public forums show significant political polarization about election integrity issues.
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Conservative or Right Leaning Views
- Many believe in widespread election fraud during the 2020 election and potentially the upcoming 2024 election.
- There are concerns over mail-in ballots, electronic voting machines, and voter fraud.
- Conservatives view the current administration and Democratic figures as undermining election integrity.
- Many on the right believe the 2020 election was rigged and future elections are at risk without stricter measures.
Liberal or Left Leaning Views
- Liberals usually dismiss claims of widespread election fraud as misinformation or partisan strategy.
- They emphasize a lack of credible evidence for extensive election tampering, despite a lack of investigation, including by SCOTUS, in refusing to hear election fraud cases.
- Voters on the left focus on preserving democratic norms by protecting voting rights and ensuring broad voter participation.
- They see election fraud rhetoric as a tactic to justify restrictive voting laws that could disenfranchise minorities.
Demographic Patterns
- Those who believe election fraud is a serious issues are typically older, rural, more conservative, support former President Trump, are skeptical of mainstream media, and prefer alternative news sources.
- Those who say election fraud is not real tend to be younger, urban, progressive, they trust traditional media, emphasize evidence-based arguments, and advocate for rule of law.
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