More than half of Republican voters in a new poll say they're concerned about the possibility of poll workers tampering with ballots during the 2024 election, with less than three weeks left to vote.
public opinion poll, Friday release A YouGov survey found that 55% of likely Republican voters believe it is “very or somewhat likely” that election officials will try to tamper with their ballots. About 34% of independents and 28% of Democrats said the same.
Overall, nearly 4 in 10 Americans say there is at least a “some chance” that their ballot will be tampered with, and an additional 42% say it is “very unlikely or not at all likely.” , 20% said they were unsure. investigation.
Still, only 27% of survey respondents said they believed ballot tampering would be successful. Approximately 21 percent said they were opposed and 36 percent were unsure, according to the data.
According to YouGov, most people said they had at least some trust in election officials to conduct free and fair elections. Broken down by party, the survey found that 80% of Democrats said they trust U.S. pollsters, while only 47% of Republicans said the same.
Republicans and Democrats alike were more likely to trust local pollsters than state or federal pollsters. About 83% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans said they had at least a “moderate” level of confidence, according to the survey.
The data was released as early voting begins in several battleground states, including North Carolina and Georgia. As of Friday night, more than 1 million votes had already been cast in the Peach State. More than 350,000 votes were cast in the Tar Heel State on the first day of early voting.
Experts suggest the record numbers could favor Democrats, including Vice President Harris. Harris leads her Republican rival, former President Trump, by just over 2 percentage points (49.6% to 47.4%), according to a national poll compiled by The Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters.
The YouGov poll was conducted between September 5th and 8th among 1,127 Americans. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
