Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather with some signs claiming a stolen election Nov. 6, 2020, outside the Philadelphia Convention Center as they await general election tabulation results in Philadelphia.
The poll of 1,220 adults was conducted June 22-26 using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
Other findings
Among other poll findings:
Most Republicans — 62% — are opposed to allowing people to vote using mailed ballots without an excuse, compared to just 13% of Democrats. Roughly seven in 10 Democrats support no-excuse mail voting.
Requiring a photo ID to cast a ballot receives broad bipartisan support. Seven in 10 U.S. adults would favor a measure requiring voters to provide photo identification, including 87% of Republicans and 60% of Democrats.
A slim majority of Americans — 55% — support automatically registering adult citizens to vote when they get a driver's license or other state identification.
Four in 10 U.S. adults say eligible voters being denied the right to vote is a major problem in U.S. elections, but about as many Americans say the same about people voting who are not eligible. The perceived significance of each issue varies by political party: 56% of Republicans call illegal voting a major problem in U.S. elections, compared to 20% of Democrats. At the same time, 53% of Democrats say eligible voters being unable to vote is a major problem, compared to 26% of Republicans.
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Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather with some signs claiming a stolen election Nov. 6, 2020, outside the Philadelphia Convention Center as they await general election tabulation results in Philadelphia.