Opinion on if state would have more influence under popular vote, by party U.S. 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 30, 2022

According to a survey in July 2020, 56 percent of Democratic respondents in the United States said if the presidential elections switched from the electoral college system to a popular vote system, their state would have about the same influence on choosing the president.

Share of adults who think their state would have more influence on choosing the president if elections switched to a popular vote in the U.S. in 2020, by political party

Characteristic	More influence	About the same	Less influence
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Release date

July 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 29 to July 1, 2020

Number of respondents

1,490 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: If U.S. presidential elections switched from the current electoral college system to a popular vote system, would your state have more or less influence on choosing the president than it does now?

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