Most Voters Have Positive Views of Their Midterm Voting Experiences
Supporters of winning candidates express higher levels of confidence in the voting process
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- Most Voters Have Positive Views of Their Midterm Voting Experiences
- Far more voters say it was ‘very easy’ to vote than had expected it would be before the midterms
- Higher job ratings for local election officials than for state officials and those ‘across the United States’
- Most nonvoters wish they had voted in midterms
- Most voters say it was ‘very easy’ for them to vote in the midterm elections
- Older voters are more likely to vote early than younger voters
- Most voters cast their ballots in person
- U.S. regions vote in different ways and at different times
- Most say voting was ‘very easy’ regardless of how and when they cast their ballots
- Majority of in-person voters say their polling place was not crowded
- Blacks and Hispanics more likely than whites to say they had to wait in line to vote
- Most voters say they had voted previously
- Nearly half of nonvoters in the midterms cite disliking politics as a reason for not voting
- For many who do not regret not voting, dislike of politics is a major reason
- Large majorities say local election officials and poll workers did a good job in the 2018 election
- Supporters of winning candidates express higher levels of confidence in the voting process
- Confidence in election systems’ security rises, particularly among Democrats
- Confidence in election security grows among those skeptical before election
- Partisan divide on foreign government influence in midterm elections
- Confidence in election systems’ security rises, particularly among Democrats
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