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AP-NORC poll finds Democrats’ election confidence still exceeds Republicans’

An AP-NORC poll found that confidence in U.S. election results has declined overall, while Democrats remain more confident than Republicans. The share of voters expressing high confidence fell to 45% this year from 50% in 2022.

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What happened

Key facts

  • An AP-NORC poll found Democrats’ confidence in election results has fallen.
  • The poll found Democrats’ confidence remains higher than Republicans’.

The brief

An AP-NORC poll found that confidence in the accuracy of U.S. election results has fallen overall, while Democrats retain greater faith in the results than Republicans. The Winnipeg Free Press reported that 45% of voters said they had a “great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence this year, down from 50% in 2022. The poll figures show different patterns among party groups.

Among GOP voters, about 38% expressed high confidence this year, compared with 26% in 2022. Independents’ confidence stayed at 34% across both years, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. The account says Democrats’ confidence has declined, but does not provide a percentage for that group. The article also describes different views of presidential involvement in elections.

It says an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters consider a president attempting to influence U.S. elections a “major problem.” Independents share that view, while most Republicans do not. The account does not provide exact percentages for these responses. With the Nov.

3 elections approaching, the Republican president has signaled that he wants federal prosecutors to look for fraud, the Winnipeg Free Press reported. The article says he may try legal challenges if the votes do not go his way; it presents that possibility as a forecast, not as a legal action already taken.

Daemien Williams, whom the article describes as someone who once trusted U.S. election results, said he no longer does. His account illustrates an individual loss of confidence, while the poll measures reported confidence across voter groups. The results offer a snapshot of election confidence during the approach to the Nov.

3 elections: overall confidence is lower than in 2022, but the party-group figures do not move uniformly. Republican voters’ reported confidence rose from the 2022 figure, independent voters’ stayed level, and Democrats still express more faith than Republicans, even as their confidence has fallen.

Why it matters

  • U.S. voters’ confidence in vote accuracy is lower: 45% reported high confidence this year, compared with 50% in 2022.
  • The party-group figures show distinct patterns: GOP voters’ confidence rose from 26% in 2022 to about 38% this year, while independents stayed at 34%.
  • The poll account says most Democratic voters and independents see a president attempting to influence elections as a major problem, while most Republicans do not.

What to watch next

  • Whether the Republican president directs federal prosecutors to look for election fraud, as the article says he has signaled he wants.
  • Whether the Republican president pursues legal challenges if the votes do not go his way, as the article says he may.
  • How voter confidence figures compare as the Nov. 3 elections approach.

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  1. The Constitution’s Twelfth Amendment, ratified in 1804, set out the process for counting electoral votes.
    Background · from our historical context
  2. Congress enacted the Electoral Count Act, establishing procedures for resolving disputes over electoral certificates.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  3. The Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore, ending the Florida recount in the disputed presidential election.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  4. In 2016, U.S. intelligence agencies assessed that Russia had interfered in the election; that finding concerned foreign influence, not evidence that vote totals had been altered.
    Background · from our historical context
  5. Joe Biden won the presidential election, while Donald Trump and his allies challenged results in several states.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  6. On January 6, 2021, Congress met to count electoral votes; a mob attacked the Capitol, delaying the count, and Congress certified Biden’s victory the next day.
    Background · from our historical context
  7. The House committee investigating the January 6 attack released its report, concluding that Trump had sought to overturn the election result.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  8. President Joe Biden signed the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  9. Donald Trump won the presidency, and Republicans gained control of the Senate.
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  10. Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second, non-consecutive term as U.S. president.
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How we got here

The closest precedent for disputes over a modern U.S. presidential result was the 2020 election: after Joe Biden was declared the winner, Donald Trump and his allies challenged results in several states, and courts rejected multiple lawsuits for lack of evidence or other legal deficiencies.

On January 6, 2021, Congress met to count electoral votes; a mob attacked the Capitol, delaying the count, and Congress certified Biden’s victory the next day. The House committee that investigated the attack concluded in its 2022 report that Trump had sought to overturn the result.

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