As of November 2020, 37 percent of U.S. respondents said that they would rather vote by mail than vote in person in the 2020 presidential election. The 2020 presidential election is set to take place on November 3rd.
Share of voters who would rather vote by mail in the United States in November 2020
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YouGov. (November 2, 2020). Share of voters who would rather vote by mail in the United States in November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134322/share-voters-rather-vote-by-mail-us-election/
YouGov. "Share of voters who would rather vote by mail in the United States in November 2020." Chart. November 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134322/share-voters-rather-vote-by-mail-us-election/
YouGov. (2020). Share of voters who would rather vote by mail in the United States in November 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134322/share-voters-rather-vote-by-mail-us-election/
YouGov. "Share of Voters Who Would Rather Vote by Mail in The United States in November 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134322/share-voters-rather-vote-by-mail-us-election/
YouGov, Share of voters who would rather vote by mail in the United States in November 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134322/share-voters-rather-vote-by-mail-us-election/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Share of voters who would rather vote by mail in the United States in November 2020 [Graph], YouGov, November 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134322/share-voters-rather-vote-by-mail-us-election/