Wide gap in confidence that absentee ballots will be counted accurately; most Harris, Trump supporters are very or somewhat confident in local poll workers | Pew Research Center

October 23, 2024

Harris, Trump Voters Differ Over Election Security, Vote Counts and Hacking Concerns

Wide gap in confidence that absentee ballots will be counted accurately; most Harris, Trump supporters are very or somewhat confident in local poll workers

Wide gap in confidence that absentee ballots will be counted accurately; most Harris, Trump supporters are very or somewhat confident in local poll workers

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Wide gap in confidence that absentee ballots will be counted accurately; most Harris, Trump supporters are very or somewhat confident in local poll workers

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Harris, Trump Voters Differ Over Election Security, Vote Counts and Hacking Concerns
Most voters are confident that elections will be run well, but more skepticism among Trump than Harris supporters
Partisan gap in views of election administration is about as wide as in 2022, somewhat wider than in 2020
Wide gap in confidence that absentee ballots will be counted accurately; most Harris, Trump supporters are very or somewhat confident in local poll workers
Trump backers far less confident than Harris backers that the election will have a clear winner after all votes are counted
Harris voters far more confident than Trump voters that U.S. election systems are secure from technological threats
Harris voters more than twice as likely as Trump voters to plan to vote by mail
Just 1 in 5 voters are highly confident the Supreme Court would be politically neutral in decisions about the 2024 election