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Sep 25, 2023 · Republicans are fairly divided on this question: 52% support keeping the current Electoral College system, and 47% support moving to a popular vote system. GOP support for moving to a popular vote is the highest it’s been in recent years – up from 37% in 2021 and just 27% in the days following the 2016 election.
- Jocelyn Kiley
Jan 5, 2021 · Gallup reports 61 percent of Americans support abolishing the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote. However, that support diverges widely based on political parties, with support from...
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Sep 24, 2020 · September 24, 2020. 61% of Americans Support Abolishing Electoral College. by Megan Brenan. Story Highlights. 61% prefer amending Constitution to use popular vote to elect president. 89% of...
Oct 30, 2020 · A large majority of both Independents and Democrats, 68 percent and 89 percent, respectively, were in favor of amending the Constitution and abolishing the Electoral College.
Aug 10, 2022 · About 63% of Americans support using the popular vote, compared to 35% who would rather keep the electoral college system. Approval for the popular vote is up from January 2021, when 55% of...
Sep 19, 2023 · By more than three-to-one (76% to 22%), Americans support requiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification in order to vote. These views are little changed from 2021. A narrower majority (62%) favors automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote.
Aug 15, 2022 · In 2020, Gallup reported that 61 percent of Americans supported abolishing the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote. However, that support diverges widely based on political parties...
