Voters still believe elections are affected by cheating which is why they support election integrity efforts.
Over the past years Americans have consistently reported that US elections are affected by cheating.
In April of 2023, Rasmussen reported that a majority of Americans believed that recent elections were affected by cheating.
Also at that time, a majority of Americans believed that the Feds incited the Jan 6 riots.
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In December of 2023, Rasmussen reported that one in five absentee voters in the 2020 election admitted to committing fraud.
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In February of 2024, the Heartland Institute released a report based on Rasmussen polling results that President Trump won the 2020 Election.
In June of 2024, two-thirds of Americans believed that fraud would take place in the 2024 election.
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In October of 2024 Rasmussen Reports reported that most American voters (59%) believed that mail-in voting will lead to more cheating in elections.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 59% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it’s likely that wider use of mail-in voting will lead to more cheating in elections, including 39% who say it’s Very Likely. Thirty-three percent (33%) don’t think more mail-in voting is likely to mean more cheating, including 16% who say it’s Not At All Likely. In October 2021, 65% of voters suspected wider use of mail-in voting would lead to more cheating. (To see survey question wording, click here.
Rasmussen Reports reported at the end of November that although one third of American voters believe cheating affected the outcome of the 2024 Election, most voters say this year’s election was not affected by cheating.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 32% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it is likely that the outcome of this year’s election was affected by cheating, including 17% who consider it Very Likely. However, a majority (59%) don’t think it’s likely the election was affected by cheating, including 32% who say it’s Not At All Likely. By comparison, in June 2021 – more than six months after the 2020 election – 41% of voters did not believe Biden had been fairly elected as president. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
However, Rasmussen Reports also reported in November that most American voters support measures to ensure that elections are honest and timely.
A majority of voters support measures to ensure that elections are honest and that results are reported quickly.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 63% of Likely U.S. Voters want federal law to require that all votes be counted and the final results be reported within 12 hours of polls closing on Election Day. Only 23% disagree, while another 14% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)