In a 2020 survey, 35 percent of respondents said that they thought the biggest threat to keeping U.S. elections safe and accurate was misleading information. In comparison, only five percent said the biggest threat was problems at their polling places.
What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate?
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Statistics on 2020 Presidential Election
The Candidates
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- Basic Statistic Trump presidential job approval 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. favorability of President Joe Biden December 2022
- Premium Statistic Favorability of Vice President Mike Pence U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. approval rating of Vice President Kamala Harris December 2022
- Basic Statistic Public approval of President Trump by issue U.S. December 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. Congress public approval rating 2021-2022
The State of the Nation
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- Basic Statistic U.S. publicly held debt 2021-2022, by month
- Basic Statistic U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Real GDP growth by quarter in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. monthly chained inflation December 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. monthly average hourly earnings for all employees 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. monthly job hires and separations rate 2021-2022
Key Issues
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- Basic Statistic U.S. adults on the most important problem facing the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of trust levels on major issues for presidential candidates U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. border patrol apprehensions and expulsions FY 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on a Southern-border wall in the U.S., by political party 2020
- Basic Statistic Abortion - Americans who are pro-life or pro-choice in 2022
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on importance of climate change in the United States 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Personal health care expenditure by source of funds 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of rural Americans who could not afford an unexpected expense by income 2019
Financial Disclosures
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- Premium Statistic Presidential Campaign financing - total spending 1979-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading 2020 presidential election candidates, by amount fundraised U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Amount raised by 2020 presidential candidates from small donors U.S. October 2020
- Premium Statistic Amount raised by 2020 presidential candidates via loans and transfers U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Total disbursements by U.S. presidential election candidates October 2020
- Premium Statistic Total cash on hand available to U.S. presidential election candidates October 2020
- Premium Statistic Amount donated to U.S. political parties by organization in election cycle 2020
- Premium Statistic Campaign contributions rate to Donald Trump in leading counties U.S. October 2020
Forecast & polling data
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- Basic Statistic Forecasted electoral votes earned by U.S. presidential candidates, by lean 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. presidential election: polling average for president, November 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. presidential election: polling average for president in Florida, November 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. presidential election: polling average for president Pennsylvania November 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. presidential election: polling average for president in Arizona, November 2020
Public Opinion
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- Premium Statistic Share of registered voters who think Biden will win presidential election U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share adults confident that the presidential election will be held fairly U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of adults who are enthusiastic about Donald Trump's nomination U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of adults who are enthusiastic about Joe Biden's nomination U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of adults who say they are voting mostly against Joe Biden U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of adults who say they are voting mostly against Donald Trump U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. voters' opinion on who will win control of the Senate in 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. voters' opinion on who will win control of the House of Representatives in 2020
Further related statistics
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- Share of adults who think is President Trump encouraging election interference 2020
- Share of adults who think the U.S. is prepared to keep upcoming elections safe 2020
- U.S. adults' views on preparedness levels for next election, by party 2020
- U.S. adults' views on preparedness levels for next election, by gender 2020
- U.S. adults who think the intelligence community can stop foreign interference 2020
- Share of Americans who think their election vote will not be counted 2020
- U.S. adults who think Trump has prevented foreign election interference 2020
- U.S. adults who think state officials do enough to prevent foreign interference 2020
- Adults who think President Trump encourages election interference, by party 2020
- Share of people who think many votes will not be counted during the election 2020
- Confidence of Americans in state and local government elections by party 2020
- Share of adults who think a foreign country will tamper with votes 2020
- U.S. adults who think their vote will not be counted in next election by party 2020
- U.S. adults' view on the amount of fraud from extending postal voting by party 2020
- U.S. adults' view on whether postal voting impacts voter fraud by party 2020
- Frequency of using media to get election news in the U.S. 2016
- Distribution of electoral college votes in the 1808 US presidential election
- Distribution of votes in the 1840 US presidential election
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Statistics
- Share of adults who think is President Trump encouraging election interference 2020
- Share of adults who think the U.S. is prepared to keep upcoming elections safe 2020
- U.S. adults' views on preparedness levels for next election, by party 2020
- U.S. adults' views on preparedness levels for next election, by gender 2020
- U.S. adults who think the intelligence community can stop foreign interference 2020
- Share of Americans who think their election vote will not be counted 2020
- U.S. adults who think Trump has prevented foreign election interference 2020
- U.S. adults who think state officials do enough to prevent foreign interference 2020
- Adults who think President Trump encourages election interference, by party 2020
- Share of people who think many votes will not be counted during the election 2020
- Confidence of Americans in state and local government elections by party 2020
- Share of adults who think a foreign country will tamper with votes 2020
- U.S. adults who think their vote will not be counted in next election by party 2020
- U.S. adults' view on the amount of fraud from extending postal voting by party 2020
- U.S. adults' view on whether postal voting impacts voter fraud by party 2020
- Frequency of using media to get election news in the U.S. 2016
- Distribution of electoral college votes in the 1808 US presidential election
- Distribution of votes in the 1840 US presidential election
NPR. (January 21, 2020). What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR. "What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate?." Chart. January 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR. (2020). What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR. "What Is The Biggest Threat to Keeping Our Elections Safe and Accurate?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR, What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/ (last visited January 26, 2023)
What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate? [Graph], NPR, January 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/