In the midst of a pandemic that has taken more than 160,000 American lives and ravaged the nation’s economy, interest in the presidential campaign is about as high as it was in June 2016 and much higher than during the previous three elections when incumbent presidents were on the ballot.Ĭurrently, 83% of registered voters say it really matters who wins the presidency, up from 74% four years ago and the highest share saying this in two decades of Pew Research Center surveys. By contrast, a majority of voters who support or lean toward supporting Biden say their preference is to vote by mail in the presidential election (58%). Most registered voters who support Trump or lean toward supporting him would rather vote in person in the presidential election (80%), either on Election Day (60%) or earlier (20%) only 17% prefer to vote by mail. There also are stark differences between Trump and Biden supporters about how they prefer to vote. However, the shares of both Trump and Biden supporters who expect it will be easy to vote are much lower than the shares of voters who said this in 2018 – regardless of which party’s candidate they supported. Voters who support Donald Trump are far more likely than those who support Joe Biden to say it will be easy to vote this year. That is a substantial change since October 2018, shortly before that year’s midterm elections, when 85% of registered voters said it would be easy to vote. registered voters (50%) say it will be very or somewhat easy to vote in the upcoming elections, while about the same share (49%) expects to have difficulties casting a ballot. Yet the coronavirus outbreak continues to cast a large shadow over the 2020 presidential election. Here are the questions used for the report, along with responses, and its methodology.Īs Democrats and Republicans prepare for their party conventions, a new national survey finds high voter engagement with the presidential campaign – and a record share saying it “really matters” who wins in November when it comes to making progress on important national issues. adult population by gender, age, education, race and ethnicity and other categories. To ensure that the results of this survey reflect a balanced cross-section of the nation, the data are weighted to match the U.S. Respondents to this survey were randomly selected via a combination of landline and cell phone random-digit-dial samples. The surveys were conducted in both English and Spanish over the phone under the direction of Abt Associates. adults by telephone – including 1,455 registered voters – in July and August 2020. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. Everyone who took part is a member of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. adults online – including 9,114 registered voters – in July and August 2020. Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand American voters’ attitudes toward and engagement with the 2020 presidential election and campaigns.
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