Share saying each of the following will be an 'extremely serious' problem in the 2024 election (October 2024)

Share saying each of the following will be an 'extremely serious' problem in the 2024 election (October 2024)

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Misinformation54%
Ineligible voters38%
Inaccurate vote counting36%
Foreign government interference36%
Political violence36%
Hacked voting machines34%
People voting multiple times31%
Eligible voters prevented from voting29%
People intimidated from voting29%
The secrecy of people’s ballots21%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Misinformation66%46%46%
Ineligible voters19%29%57%
Inaccurate vote counting23%30%48%
Foreign government interference39%32%34%
Political violence43%45%29%
Hacked voting machines25%31%41%
People voting multiple times22%20%40%
Eligible voters prevented from voting38%35%22%
People intimidated from voting39%36%20%
The secrecy of people’s ballots23%19%20%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Misinformation68%56%69%
Ineligible voters9%31%17%
Inaccurate vote counting7%32%24%
Foreign government interference32%38%42%
Political violence37%40%46%
Hacked voting machines11%34%27%
People voting multiple times6%30%23%
Eligible voters prevented from voting36%31%41%
People intimidated from voting33%31%44%
The secrecy of people’s ballots18%22%25%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Misinformation46%36%50%
Ineligible voters59%40%61%
Inaccurate vote counting51%39%50%
Foreign government interference28%31%37%
Political violence32%23%29%
Hacked voting machines43%34%42%
People voting multiple times40%25%45%
Eligible voters prevented from voting13%24%26%
People intimidated from voting13%19%23%
The secrecy of people’s ballots17%20%22%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Misinformation69%47%47%
Ineligible voters15%27%60%
Inaccurate vote counting24%25%49%
Foreign government interference38%35%34%
Political violence42%35%32%
Hacked voting machines25%28%43%
People voting multiple times18%25%42%
Eligible voters prevented from voting38%30%23%
People intimidated from voting39%32%20%
The secrecy of people’s ballots22%22%20%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Misinformation63%67%78%
Ineligible voters21%12%13%
Inaccurate vote counting27%18%27%
Foreign government interference32%37%46%
Political violence37%38%51%
Hacked voting machines27%19%29%
People voting multiple times19%16%18%
Eligible voters prevented from voting35%34%45%
People intimidated from voting30%41%48%
The secrecy of people’s ballots21%17%29%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Misinformation36%47%54%
Ineligible voters50%54%72%
Inaccurate vote counting43%47%55%
Foreign government interference31%31%39%
Political violence28%28%37%
Hacked voting machines34%39%52%
People voting multiple times37%36%52%
Eligible voters prevented from voting24%22%25%
People intimidated from voting15%18%25%
The secrecy of people’s ballots12%19%25%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Misinformation52%59%54%
Ineligible voters42%30%34%
Inaccurate vote counting35%36%36%
Foreign government interference34%38%37%
Political violence30%44%42%
Hacked voting machines31%40%37%
People voting multiple times30%33%30%
Eligible voters prevented from voting24%44%33%
People intimidated from voting23%44%32%
The secrecy of people’s ballots17%33%22%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Misinformation52%56%
Ineligible voters39%38%
Inaccurate vote counting35%37%
Foreign government interference31%40%
Political violence31%39%
Hacked voting machines32%35%
People voting multiple times31%31%
Eligible voters prevented from voting29%30%
People intimidated from voting27%31%
The secrecy of people’s ballots21%22%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Misinformation56%53%55%
Ineligible voters35%38%45%
Inaccurate vote counting36%35%37%
Foreign government interference38%33%38%
Political violence37%38%29%
Hacked voting machines37%31%34%
People voting multiple times32%29%33%
Eligible voters prevented from voting32%32%20%
People intimidated from voting34%27%25%
The secrecy of people’s ballots26%20%18%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Misinformation52%47%55%62%
Ineligible voters26%29%45%48%
Inaccurate vote counting36%28%40%38%
Foreign government interference35%31%36%41%
Political violence46%39%33%28%
Hacked voting machines37%33%32%34%
People voting multiple times36%29%31%29%
Eligible voters prevented from voting36%30%30%23%
People intimidated from voting31%31%30%24%
The secrecy of people’s ballots22%21%23%18%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Misinformation58%48%62%52%54%53%
Ineligible voters50%36%39%40%38%37%
Inaccurate vote counting36%31%42%46%32%34%
Foreign government interference51%31%34%39%36%37%
Political violence40%32%41%46%28%37%
Hacked voting machines57%31%35%38%31%27%
People voting multiple times34%33%30%34%28%27%
Eligible voters prevented from voting30%28%29%29%30%32%
People intimidated from voting38%28%26%28%29%32%
The secrecy of people’s ballots22%20%21%28%20%18%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Misinformation52%49%62%66%
Ineligible voters52%34%24%20%
Inaccurate vote counting44%35%24%24%
Foreign government interference38%34%28%39%
Political violence39%32%35%35%
Hacked voting machines43%30%28%20%
People voting multiple times40%29%23%14%
Eligible voters prevented from voting32%24%29%35%
People intimidated from voting29%26%29%36%
The secrecy of people’s ballots25%19%18%16%

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CategoryThe 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.
Misinformation46%55%71%37%
Ineligible voters52%37%21%23%
Inaccurate vote counting45%33%25%27%
Foreign government interference40%32%42%16%
Political violence42%30%41%23%
Hacked voting machines44%31%23%23%
People voting multiple times44%29%14%20%
Eligible voters prevented from voting34%23%37%25%
People intimidated from voting34%20%40%27%
The secrecy of people’s ballots29%15%22%15%

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