Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? (August 2024)
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Respondents were asked, "Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
| Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 95% | 59% | 25% |
| No | 3% | 30% | 58% |
| Not sure | 2% | 10% | 17% |
| Category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 97% | 92% | 95% |
| No | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| Not sure | 1% | 6% | 1% |
| Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 24% | 37% | 19% |
| No | 57% | 42% | 67% |
| Not sure | 19% | 21% | 15% |
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Respondents were asked, "Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
| Category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 91% | 68% | 30% |
| No | 6% | 20% | 55% |
| Not sure | 3% | 11% | 15% |
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Respondents were asked, "Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
| Category | Lean liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| No | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Not sure | 3% | 4% | 2% |
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Respondents were asked, "Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
| Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 47% | 31% | 17% |
| No | 39% | 53% | 68% |
| Not sure | 13% | 16% | 15% |
| Category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 49% | 86% | 63% |
| No | 39% | 8% | 28% |
| Not sure | 12% | 6% | 8% |
| Category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 52% | 63% |
| No | 36% | 27% |
| Not sure | 11% | 10% |
| Category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 65% | 59% | 44% |
| No | 26% | 31% | 45% |
| Not sure | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| Category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 71% | 63% | 55% | 47% |
| No | 14% | 28% | 34% | 47% |
| Not sure | 16% | 9% | 11% | 7% |
| Category | No HS | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 41% | 53% | 60% | 67% | 55% | 69% |
| No | 56% | 36% | 30% | 25% | 33% | 19% |
| Not sure | 3% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| Category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 49% | 57% | 65% | 78% |
| No | 40% | 31% | 24% | 16% |
| Not sure | 11% | 12% | 11% | 6% |
| Category | The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God. | Don't know. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 41% | 59% | 79% | 59% |
| No | 47% | 29% | 16% | 27% |
| Not sure | 12% | 11% | 5% | 14% |
