Black adults more likely than White, Hispanic and Asian adults to favor ‘no excuse’ early, absentee voting

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April 22, 2021

Republicans and Democrats Move Further Apart in Views of Voting Access

Black adults more likely than White, Hispanic and Asian adults to favor ‘no excuse’ early, absentee voting

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Republicans and Democrats Move Further Apart in Views of Voting Access
Majorities of Americans favor several policies to ease voting – and a requirement for voters to show photo ID
Since 2018, sharp decline in the share of Republicans favoring ‘no excuse’ early or absentee voting
Partisan gaps on automatic voter registration and removing inactive voters from rolls grow wider
Americans largely support several election policies, including backup paper ballots, expanded early voting
Democrats more likely to strongly favor proposals aimed at making it easier to vote; Republicans more likely to strongly support requiring voters to show photo ID
Compared with 2018, Republicans are less supportive of automatic voter registration, more supportive of removing inactive voters from registration lists
Among Republicans, younger adults more likely than older people to favor policies to make it easier to vote
Sizable differences in views of many voting policies by race and ethnicity
In both parties, differences by race, ethnicity in views of voting policies
Black adults more likely than White, Hispanic and Asian adults to favor ‘no excuse’ early, absentee voting
More support for ‘no excuse’ absentee or early voting among Republicans who voted absentee in 2020 election
About half of adults approve of proposal to end state legislatures’ control over congressional redistricting

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