A new Rasmussen poll published this week reveals that 59 percent of likely 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.”
The survey of 1,638 likely voters was conducted Oct. 14-16. It has a margin of sampling error of =/- 2 percentage points with a 95 percent level of confidence, Rasmussen said.
Among the revelations:
- Democrats (70%) are more likely than Republicans (30%) or Independents (43%) to consider mail-in voting a good policy which should be a permanent part of elections.
- Thirty-nine percent of survey respondents think it is “very likely” that mail-in balloting “will lead to more cheating,” while 33 percent disagree.
- Fifty-two percent believe it is likely that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 election. This includes 74 percent of Republicans, 35 percent of Democrats and 50 percent of Independents who think it is “at least somewhat likely that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.”
- An overwhelming 92 percent of survey respondents “consider it important to prevent cheating in elections, including 81% who say it’s Very Important.
- A majority (56%) of Republicans believe it’s Very Likely that wider use of mail-in voting will lead to more cheating in elections, a belief shared by 24% of Democrats and 37% of unaffiliated voters, Rasmussen said.
With the national elections less than two weeks away, Rasmussen acknowledges “many still doubt that the previous presidential election was legitimately decided,” as affirmed by the above numbers.
What the election will reveal is who the next White House occupant will be. But, between now and next Jan. 20, Joe Biden remains in the Oval Office, and another Rasmussen poll—the Daily Presidential Tracking Poll—suggests a majority of people think it can’t happen soon enough.
According to Rasmussen, while 44 percent of likely voters approve of Biden’s job performance, 54 percent disapprove. Breaking that down farther, only 25 percent “strongly approve” of the job he’s doing while 46 “strongly disapprove.” This leaves Biden with a presidential approval index rating of – (minus) 21.
