Election System & Voting Process

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short readsSep 25, 2023

Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College

65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.
reportSep 19, 2023

Americans’ Dismal Views of the Nation’s Politics

Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.
reportJul 12, 2023

Republican Gains in 2022 Midterms Driven Mostly by Turnout Advantage

68% of U.S. adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election turned out to vote in the 2022 midterms. Former President Donald Trump’s voters turned out at a higher rate in 2022 (71%) than did President Joe Biden’s voters (67%).
reportDec 1, 2022

Public Has Modest Expectations for Washington’s Return to Divided Government

Most U.S. adults say President Joe Biden (65%) and Republican leaders in Congress (61%) will be unsuccessful getting their agendas enacted in the next two years; only about a third say the president and GOP leaders will be successful. Republicans are less confident than Democrats in midterm vote counts – but more confident than they were after the 2020 election.
reportOct 31, 2022

Two Years After Election Turmoil, GOP Voters Remain Skeptical on Elections, Vote Counts

There has been a sharp decline in the share of Republican voters who are “very confident” that votes cast at polling places will be counted accurately.
short readsFeb 8, 2022

Fewer Americans now say Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot

Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.
videoJan 5, 2022

Trust in America: Do Americans trust their elections?

The complexity of the overall system, varying rules on how and when you can vote, and whether the candidate you support wins or loses all impact trust in the election process.
short readsJul 22, 2021

Wide partisan divide on whether voting is a fundamental right or a privilege with responsibilities

57% of Americans view voting as “a fundamental right for every adult U.S. citizen and should not be restricted in any way.”
short readsJun 29, 2021

More U.S. locations experimenting with alternative voting systems

We identified 261 U.S. jurisdictions that have adopted some voting method other than the winner-take-all system most American voters know.
short readsMay 18, 2021

Many Western Europeans think mandatory voting is important, but Americans are split

Around two-thirds of adults in Germany, France and the UK say it is important for their national government to make voting compulsory.

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Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College

Americans’ Dismal Views of the Nation’s Politics

Republican Gains in 2022 Midterms Driven Mostly by Turnout Advantage

Public Has Modest Expectations for Washington’s Return to Divided Government

Two Years After Election Turmoil, GOP Voters Remain Skeptical on Elections, Vote Counts

Fewer Americans now say Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the Jan. 6 riot

Trust in America: Do Americans trust their elections?

Wide partisan divide on whether voting is a fundamental right or a privilege with responsibilities

More U.S. locations experimenting with alternative voting systems

Many Western Europeans think mandatory voting is important, but Americans are split

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