Will votes be counted accurately? What the public is saying
For more than 20 years, after each election, the Pew Research Center has asked voters whether they believed their vote and separately, votes across the country, were counted accurately. Around 90% of voters consistently said they were very or somewhat confident of this, and around 80% gave that response about the votes of their fellow Americans. The news media and political actors on both sides of the aisle are trying to scare voters about what could go wrong on Nov. 3, but most people are reasonably confident that voting will go smoothly in most places.
TL;DR
- Pew Research Center has tracked voter confidence in vote counting for over 20 years.
- Approximately 90% of voters consistently believe their vote will be counted accurately.
- Around 80% of voters are confident in the accuracy of votes cast nationwide.
- News media and political actors are attempting to create fear about election integrity.
- The article suggests that public confidence in the voting process is generally warranted.