Two years removed from the 2020 presidential election, Americans remain divided on whether or not they trust the federal election system and political parties play a major role in their faith, according to a new poll.
The poll conducted by Political-Morning Consult found that while 60% of Americans trust the federal election system either some or a lot, a third distrust it either some or a lot.
But, who has trust in the federal election system and who doesn’t comes down to political allegiances, as 80% of Democrats trust it and 14% don’t. Among Republicans, 44% have trust in the federal election system, while a majority, 53%, do not. For Independents, just over half say they trust it, while 35% distrust it.
Some faith was retained when it came to in-state election systems, as 66% of respondents said they at least somewhat trusted their state’s election system. But, at the same time, the poll found that 28% of those distrusted it.
When it comes to how hard Americans think it will be to vote this year, 18% of those surveyed think it will be more difficult than it was during the 2018 midterm elections, and 17% said it would be harder than the 2020 presidential election.
The poll comes as the midterm elections are less than a week away and while Republicans are expected to regain control of the House, their fight in the Senate remains a toss-up.
The poll was conducted from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31 and had a total of 2,005 respondents nationwide. There is a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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