Voters Support Secure Elections: New Poll Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Consensus

Key findings

81%support verifying absentee ballots

The most popular measure tested: 81% of voters support requiring up-to-date information for all absentee voters so that there can be no question as to whether an absentee ballot is genuine (57% strongly, 24% somewhat).
More than three-quarters of voters (77%) support ensuring that states require up-to-date valid identification of each voter before their vote is counted.
75% of voters support making sure that foreign actors are prohibited from spending money on elections in America (61% strongly, 14% somewhat).
73% support requiring all ballot counting machines and software to be made in America (52% strongly, 21% somewhat).

Executive summary

The Left has spent years claiming that any effort to secure elections is tantamount to voter suppression. They’ve called voter ID racist, dismissed concerns about ballot integrity as conspiracy theories, and fought every commonsense reform. This polling exposes just how out of touch that position is. Americans of all stripes want elections they can trust. Overwhelming majorities support requiring ID to vote, verifying absentee ballots, maintaining accurate voter rolls, and keeping foreign money out of our elections. The most popular measure tested, requiring verification for absentee ballots, commands over 80% support. This matters now because states are actively debating election reforms heading into the 2026 midterms. Republicans have a mandate to act. The debate isn’t really about suppression versus access, it’s about whether we take election integrity seriously. Voters clearly do, even if Democrats in Washington don’t. Voters across the political spectrum strongly support a range of election integrity measures. Every measure tested received majority support, with most exceeding 70%.

The Left has spent years claiming that any effort to secure elections is tantamount to voter suppression.

They’ve called voter ID racist, dismissed concerns about ballot integrity as conspiracy theories, and fought every commonsense reform. This polling exposes just how out of touch that position is.

Americans of all stripes want elections they can trust. Overwhelming majorities support requiring ID to vote, verifying absentee ballots, maintaining accurate voter rolls, and keeping foreign money out of our elections. The most popular measure tested, requiring verification for absentee ballots, commands over 80% support.

This matters now because states are actively debating election reforms heading into the 2026 midterms. Republicans have a mandate to act. The debate isn’t really about suppression versus access, it’s about whether we take election integrity seriously. Voters clearly do, even if Democrats in Washington don’t.

This poll surveyed 1,299 registered voters via online panel from January 28-29, 2026. Results were weighted by gender, age, race, and education to match population demographics. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Election Security Measures

Voters across the political spectrum strongly support a range of election integrity measures. Every measure tested received majority support, with most exceeding 70%.

Up-to-date Absentee Voter Verification

81% support (57% strongly), 8% oppose

Modern Voter Roll Maintenance

78% support (55% strongly), 10% oppose

Statistically Sound Audit Methods

78% support (54% strongly), 9% oppose

Voter ID Requirements

77% support (55% strongly), 13% oppose

Chain of Custody Requirements

76% support (56% strongly), 12% oppose

Prohibit Foreign Election Spending

75% support (61% strongly), 12% oppose

American-made Ballot Machines

73% support (52% strongly), 10% oppose

Early Ballot Counting by Election Day

70% support (51% strongly), 16% oppose

Paper Ballot Requirements

63% support (39% strongly), 21% oppose

Voter ID

77% Support

More than three-quarters of voters (77%) support ensuring that states require up-to-date valid identification of each voter before their vote is counted. Support is intense, with 55% strongly supporting and 22% somewhat supporting. Only 13% oppose.

Prohibiting Foreign Election Spending

75% Support

75% of voters support making sure that foreign actors are prohibited from spending money on elections in America (61% strongly, 14% somewhat). Only 12% oppose.

American-made Ballot Counting Machines

73% Support

73% support requiring all ballot counting machines and software to be made in America (52% strongly, 21% somewhat). Only 10% oppose, while 18% are unsure.

Absentee Ballot Verification

81% Support

The most popular measure tested: 81% of voters support requiring up-to-date information for all absentee voters so that there can be no question as to whether an absentee ballot is genuine (57% strongly, 24% somewhat). Only 8% oppose.