Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers
Given the number of third-party and independent candidates in the 2024, we examined how such candidates fared in past elections.
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With President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House in January, Americans are narrowly divided over his policies and plans for the future. Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided over the president-elect’s plans. Confidence the presidential transition will go smoothly In contrast to 2020, most Americans (70%) today are at least somewhat confident […]
A majority of registered voters (62%) say they will or already have cast their ballot in person in the 2024 general election, with 38% planning to vote on Election Day and 24% planning to vote at an early voting location (or already having done so). Meanwhile, 28% of voters say that they expect to cast […]
With less than a month to go until Election Day, voters continue to express mostly negative opinions about the 2024 presidential campaign. Reflecting the closeness of the presidential race, the share of voters who think it is clear which candidate will win – which was already low in July – has edged lower. Harris and […]