Seriousness of Election Threats (October 2020)

Seriousness of Election Threats (October 2020)

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Misinformation spread on social media62%
Votes being counted inaccurately43%
People voting who are not eligible40%
Eligible voters prevented from voting40%
Foreign governments election interference39%
People voting multiple times38%
An increase in people voting by mail33%
People not voting due to COVID32%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Misinformation spread on social media65%51%61%
Votes being counted inaccurately30%43%53%
People voting who are not eligible17%36%60%
Eligible voters prevented from voting56%45%25%
Foreign governments election interference57%34%25%
People voting multiple times18%34%55%
An increase in people voting by mail13%31%49%
People not voting due to COVID48%32%18%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Misinformation spread on social media69%61%64%
Votes being counted inaccurately14%37%36%
People voting who are not eligible10%22%19%
Eligible voters prevented from voting50%55%60%
Foreign governments election interference56%45%61%
People voting multiple times8%21%23%
An increase in people voting by mail9%19%13%
People not voting due to COVID44%47%51%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Misinformation spread on social media61%57%63%
Votes being counted inaccurately46%41%60%
People voting who are not eligible57%53%64%
Eligible voters prevented from voting26%17%26%
Foreign governments election interference26%17%28%
People voting multiple times56%44%58%
An increase in people voting by mail47%33%55%
People not voting due to COVID15%17%21%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Misinformation spread on social media69%52%62%
Votes being counted inaccurately25%36%59%
People voting who are not eligible11%28%64%
Eligible voters prevented from voting58%45%26%
Foreign governments election interference54%45%27%
People voting multiple times13%31%57%
An increase in people voting by mail11%22%53%
People not voting due to COVID47%35%20%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Misinformation spread on social media56%71%79%
Votes being counted inaccurately17%24%32%
People voting who are not eligible9%12%13%
Eligible voters prevented from voting46%65%62%
Foreign governments election interference45%58%57%
People voting multiple times11%10%19%
An increase in people voting by mail7%8%19%
People not voting due to COVID46%47%47%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Misinformation spread on social media61%57%67%
Votes being counted inaccurately45%54%68%
People voting who are not eligible47%60%75%
Eligible voters prevented from voting20%20%34%
Foreign governments election interference25%23%31%
People voting multiple times41%51%69%
An increase in people voting by mail43%46%63%
People not voting due to COVID14%20%23%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Misinformation spread on social media67%43%60%
Votes being counted inaccurately44%36%45%
People voting who are not eligible44%25%35%
Eligible voters prevented from voting35%44%52%
Foreign governments election interference35%51%46%
People voting multiple times38%31%37%
An increase in people voting by mail35%18%33%
People not voting due to COVID26%39%43%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Misinformation spread on social media59%64%
Votes being counted inaccurately41%45%
People voting who are not eligible45%35%
Eligible voters prevented from voting33%46%
Foreign governments election interference38%41%
People voting multiple times38%37%
An increase in people voting by mail37%29%
People not voting due to COVID27%36%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Misinformation spread on social media61%59%68%
Votes being counted inaccurately42%41%50%
People voting who are not eligible31%41%48%
Eligible voters prevented from voting45%39%38%
Foreign governments election interference43%39%37%
People voting multiple times33%38%41%
An increase in people voting by mail23%34%43%
People not voting due to COVID38%30%26%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Misinformation spread on social media54%59%65%66%
Votes being counted inaccurately36%42%44%49%
People voting who are not eligible28%29%45%52%
Eligible voters prevented from voting47%44%38%35%
Foreign governments election interference36%45%38%38%
People voting multiple times30%31%43%43%
An increase in people voting by mail29%22%37%41%
People not voting due to COVID38%33%30%28%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Misinformation spread on social media84%56%62%55%66%65%
Votes being counted inaccurately76%47%45%46%39%28%
People voting who are not eligible71%40%41%41%36%34%
Eligible voters prevented from voting68%42%40%36%39%36%
Foreign governments election interference53%41%42%33%37%40%
People voting multiple times49%41%40%38%33%32%
An increase in people voting by mail55%35%34%36%28%28%
People not voting due to COVID63%34%30%43%25%28%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Misinformation spread on social media62%50%70%70%
Votes being counted inaccurately54%39%27%28%
People voting who are not eligible53%35%25%20%
Eligible voters prevented from voting37%38%37%53%
Foreign governments election interference38%34%44%47%
People voting multiple times50%34%25%17%
An increase in people voting by mail44%27%13%24%
People not voting due to COVID30%32%30%38%

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Misinformation spread on social media62%57%76%41%
Votes being counted inaccurately61%38%28%38%
People voting who are not eligible60%37%18%31%
Eligible voters prevented from voting37%35%55%40%
Foreign governments election interference35%38%48%44%
People voting multiple times57%34%17%35%
An increase in people voting by mail52%29%15%26%
People not voting due to COVID31%29%38%33%

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