Election deniers are doing everything they can to upend free and fair elections throughout the country – but their efforts have not gone unnoticed. New polling reveals that the preservation of democracy is a top concern among voters across demographic groups. Americans have watched MAGA Republicans continue working to silence the will of voters by changing the rules, harassing election administrators, and spreading lies and conspiracy theories. With the next January 6 Committee hearing just around the corner, it’s clear that the American people are paying close attention to Trump and his allies’ ongoing plot to overturn election results and threaten our democracy.
Polling Indicates Broad Concern About Preserving Democracy
Marist/NPR Poll Finds That Preserving Democracy Is A Top Priority Among Voters. “Almost 4 in 10 (37%) said inflation was top of mind, followed by preserving democracy (27%), abortion (13%), immigration (10%), and health care (10%). For Democrats, preserving democracy (32%) topped abortion (21%)… For independents, it was inflation (38%), followed by preserving democracy (33%) and then immigration (12%).” [NPR/Marist, 10/6/22]
Siena College/Spectrum News Poll Reveals New York Voters Name Threats To Our Democracy As A Top Priority. “According to the poll, 52% of voters said economic issues are one of their top two issues when deciding who to vote for in November. About 34% said it was number one. That was followed by threats to our democracy (20% most important), abortion (13%), national gun policies (6%), crime (6%), healthcare (6%), education (5%), and racial justice (3%).” [Siena College/Spectrum News, 10/6/22]
AARP Poll Finds that Older Americans Are Focused on Threats to Democracy. “The poll found that threats to democracy and voting rights topped the list when older women were asked to list the most important issues in the race, with both issues being listed by 48 percent of respondents… ’threats to democracy and voting rights are very much top-tier,’ Margie Omero, principal at GBAO, another polling firm, said in a statement.” [AARP, 10/5/22]
In the States: SurveyUSA/11Alive Poll Reveals Georgia Voters Consider Threats to Democracy Among Top Five Issues. “Inflation, Economy, Abortion, Threats to Democracy Are Top Issues […] Abrams leads by 49 points among the 13% most focused on abortion, and by 23 points among the 8% who say threats to democracy are the most important issue in their vote.” [SurveyUSA/11Alive, 10/5/22]
In the States: Emerson College/The Hill Poll Concludes Threats to Democracy Are A Top Issue For Pennsylvanians. “When asked about the most important issue facing Pennsylvania, 39% said the economy, 14% said threats to democracy, 13% said abortion, and 9% said crime. In the Marist poll, top issues were inflation (40%), preserving democracy (29%), abortion (16%), immigration (7%), and health care (7%). [The Times Observer, 10/4/22]
Monmouth University Poll Shows 7 Out of 10 Americans Consider Elections & Voting ‘Extremely or Very Important’ Issue. “The poll asked about the importance of 12 issue areas for the federal government to address. Those rated either extremely or very important by the largest number of Americans include inflation (82%), crime (72%), elections and voting (70%), jobs and unemployment (68%), and immigration (67%).” [Monmouth University, 10/3/22]
NBC/Telemundo Poll Demonstrates Latino Voters Prioritize Threats to Democracy As One of the Most Important Issues Facing the Country. “On the issues, Latino voters believe Democrats do a better job handling abortion (by a 50% to 23% margin), addressing concerns of the Hispanic community (49%-23%), protecting democracy (48%-28%) and on health care (46%-21%). […] Asked what they consider to be the most important issue facing the country, 23% said the cost of living, 20% said “threats to democracy,” 17% said jobs and the economy and 11% said immigration and the situation at the border.” [NBC News/Telemundo, 10/2/22]
