When it comes to confidence in the electoral system, supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are sharply divided.
A CNN poll released earlier this month showed that more than two-thirds of likely voters in six battleground states are very or somewhat confident that their votes will be accurately cast and counted in November’s election.
But the results showed a large gap in confidence between Harris voters compared to likely Trump voters, according to Axios.
The majority of Harris voters — 71% across six battleground states — said they are very confident in their state’s electoral process. Only 15% of Trump supporters felt the same.
Former President Donald Trump has maintained that the 2020 election was rife with voter fraud, leading to his loss to Joe Biden. During his debate with Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night, the Republican nominee said, “I don’t acknowledge at all” his loss in 2020.
The CNN poll was taken Aug. 23-29 and released Sept. 4 before the debate. Likely voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were surveyed, and overall, the confidence levels ranged from 68% in Arizona to 79% in Wisconsin.
But when it came to party breakdown, the gaps were significant, with Democrats very or somewhat confident at higher than 90% in all but one state, Georgia (78%). The highest level of confidence in the electoral system was in Wisconsin (97%), followed by Michigan (95%), Nevada and Pennsylvania (93% each) and Arizona (92%).
Republicans, on the other hand, registered above 51% in just two states, Wisconsin (65%) and Georgia (66%). The lowest was in Michigan (43%), followed by Pennsylvania (49%), Nevada (50%) and Arizona (51%).
The confidence level of likely independent voters ranged from 66% in Arizona to 74% in Wisconsin.
An average of 69.5% of Democrats were very confident their votes will be accurately cast and counted across the six states compared with an average of just 19.3% of Republicans. Democrats who said they were very confident ranged from 81% in Wisconsin to 55% in Georgia.
Republicans who said they were very confident ranged from 12% in Michigan to 29% in Wisconsin. The average for independent voters was 41.2%, ranging from 34% in Arizona to 46% in Wisconsin.
Michael Katz ✉
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