Skepticism over vote counting appears to extend to the 2024 election, with a new poll showing a majority of former President Trump's supporters doubt their votes will be accurately counted in this year's election. are doing.
At Suffolk University/USA Today The poll was released on Thursday52% of voters said they were not confident that their ballots would be counted accurately.
Nearly four in five Democrats said they opposed it, and 81% of party voters said they were “very confident” the 2024 election would be fair. About 14% of Republican voters said the same thing.
Although the two parties are divided over their stance on elections, they share a common feeling of anxiety about the future of American democracy. However, the reasons behind this anxiety are different.
The poll found that about 83% of voters say they are concerned about threats to American democracy. Former President Trump was listed as the biggest threat by 18%. Government corruption and dysfunction is 10 percent. and immigration/open borders at 8%.
When asked which political party is more responsible for threatening democracy, 40% of respondents said Democrats and 40% said Republicans.
The investigation was conducted between December 26 and 29, just days before the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, when a large mob stormed the Capitol to prevent the certification of the 2020 election results. It was carried out over the course of the day.
The Jan. 6 attack became emblematic of growing feelings of election fraud, especially among some Republicans who felt the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump.
Trump has maintained that he is the de facto winner of the 2020 presidential election, despite multiple election audits and more than 60 lawsuits failing to prove the election was unfairly decided. .
The former president currently faces two criminal charges related to his alleged attempt to remain in power after losing the 2020 election, one of which is related to his role in the January 6 attack. The focus is on the role of
Despite these charges and two unrelated criminal charges, Trump remains the front-runner in the Republican primary, with less than two weeks until the Iowa caucuses begin primary season.
The former president won 64.1 percent of the primary vote, leading his Republican rivals by 52.8 points, according to Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters' polling index. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is far behind with 11.3%, followed closely by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 11%. Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie each have approval ratings in the single digits.
The Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll was conducted among 1,000 registered voters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
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