Seriousness of Election Threats (October 2020)
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| category | Total |
|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 62% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 43% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 40% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 40% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 39% |
| People voting multiple times | 38% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 33% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 32% |
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| Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 65% | 51% | 61% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 30% | 43% | 53% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 17% | 36% | 60% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 56% | 45% | 25% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 57% | 34% | 25% |
| People voting multiple times | 18% | 34% | 55% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 13% | 31% | 49% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 48% | 32% | 18% |
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| Category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 69% | 61% | 64% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 14% | 37% | 36% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 10% | 22% | 19% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 50% | 55% | 60% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 56% | 45% | 61% |
| People voting multiple times | 8% | 21% | 23% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 9% | 19% | 13% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 44% | 47% | 51% |
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| Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 61% | 57% | 63% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 46% | 41% | 60% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 57% | 53% | 64% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 26% | 17% | 26% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 26% | 17% | 28% |
| People voting multiple times | 56% | 44% | 58% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 47% | 33% | 55% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 15% | 17% | 21% |
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| Category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 69% | 52% | 62% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 25% | 36% | 59% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 11% | 28% | 64% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 58% | 45% | 26% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 54% | 45% | 27% |
| People voting multiple times | 13% | 31% | 57% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 11% | 22% | 53% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 47% | 35% | 20% |
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| Category | Lean liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 56% | 71% | 79% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 17% | 24% | 32% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 9% | 12% | 13% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 46% | 65% | 62% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 45% | 58% | 57% |
| People voting multiple times | 11% | 10% | 19% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 7% | 8% | 19% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 46% | 47% | 47% |
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| Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 61% | 57% | 67% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 45% | 54% | 68% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 47% | 60% | 75% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 20% | 20% | 34% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 25% | 23% | 31% |
| People voting multiple times | 41% | 51% | 69% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 43% | 46% | 63% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 14% | 20% | 23% |
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| Category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 67% | 43% | 60% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 44% | 36% | 45% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 44% | 25% | 35% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 35% | 44% | 52% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 35% | 51% | 46% |
| People voting multiple times | 38% | 31% | 37% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 35% | 18% | 33% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 26% | 39% | 43% |
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| Category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 59% | 64% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 41% | 45% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 45% | 35% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 33% | 46% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 38% | 41% |
| People voting multiple times | 38% | 37% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 37% | 29% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 27% | 36% |
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| Category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 61% | 59% | 68% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 42% | 41% | 50% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 31% | 41% | 48% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 45% | 39% | 38% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 43% | 39% | 37% |
| People voting multiple times | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 23% | 34% | 43% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 38% | 30% | 26% |
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| Category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 54% | 59% | 65% | 66% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 36% | 42% | 44% | 49% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 28% | 29% | 45% | 52% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 47% | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 36% | 45% | 38% | 38% |
| People voting multiple times | 30% | 31% | 43% | 43% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 29% | 22% | 37% | 41% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 38% | 33% | 30% | 28% |
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| Category | No HS | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 84% | 56% | 62% | 55% | 66% | 65% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 76% | 47% | 45% | 46% | 39% | 28% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 71% | 40% | 41% | 41% | 36% | 34% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 68% | 42% | 40% | 36% | 39% | 36% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 53% | 41% | 42% | 33% | 37% | 40% |
| People voting multiple times | 49% | 41% | 40% | 38% | 33% | 32% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 55% | 35% | 34% | 36% | 28% | 28% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 63% | 34% | 30% | 43% | 25% | 28% |
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| Category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misinformation spread on social media | 62% | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 54% | 39% | 27% | 28% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 53% | 35% | 25% | 20% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 37% | 38% | 37% | 53% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 38% | 34% | 44% | 47% |
| People voting multiple times | 50% | 34% | 25% | 17% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 44% | 27% | 13% | 24% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 30% | 32% | 30% | 38% |
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| Misinformation spread on social media | 62% | 57% | 76% | 41% |
| Votes being counted inaccurately | 61% | 38% | 28% | 38% |
| People voting who are not eligible | 60% | 37% | 18% | 31% |
| Eligible voters prevented from voting | 37% | 35% | 55% | 40% |
| Foreign governments election interference | 35% | 38% | 48% | 44% |
| People voting multiple times | 57% | 34% | 17% | 35% |
| An increase in people voting by mail | 52% | 29% | 15% | 26% |
| People not voting due to COVID | 31% | 29% | 38% | 33% |
