Most voters don’t believe state officials have done enough to prevent voting by illegal immigrants or to stop outside groups from interfering in elections.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 32% of Likely U.S. Voters say election officials in their state have done nothing to prevent voting by illegal immigrants or haven’t mentioned it, while 20% say officials have announced some steps but they are not sufficient. Eighteen percent (18%) say election officials have announced steps that sound effective in addressing the threat of illegal immigrants voting, and eight percent (8%) say officials have outlined a detailed plan and it sounds effective. Twenty-one percent (21%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Concerns about election integrity have led 28 states to ban or limit private  financing of government election offices, according to the Capital Research Center. However, just 11% of voters believe election officials in their state have taken appropriate steps to prevent outside funded election advisory groups from interfering with public employees running state election systems. Fourteen percent (14%) say their state officials are taking modest steps toward preventing outside interference, and 17% say officials in their state have taken some steps but not enough. Twenty-three percent (23%) say election officials have not at all addressed election interference by outside groups. Thirty-five percent (35%) are not sure.

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The survey of 1,132 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on August 20-22, 2024 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Forty percent (40%) of Republicans, 23% of Democrats and 34% of voters not affiliated with either major party say election officials in their state have done nothing to prevent voting by illegal immigrants or haven’t mentioned it.

Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Republicans, 19% of Democrats and 24% of unaffiliated voters say officials in their state have not at all addressed election interference by outside groups.

Voters under 40 are less likely than their elders to believe state officials haven’t done anything about the threat of illegal immigrant voting.

More men than women voters feel officials in their state haven’t done enough to prevent outside funded election advisory groups from interfering with public employees running state election systems.

Thirty-four percent (34%) of whites, 27% of black voters, 25% of Hispanics and 39% of other minorities say officials in their state either have done nothing to prevent voting by illegal immigrants or haven’t mentioned it.

Breaking down the electorate by income categories, voters earning between $100,000 and $200,000 are most likely to say officials in their state have not at all addressed election interference by outside groups.

The presidential contest between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck-and-neck in five crucial battleground” states.

President Joe Biden’s handling of the war between Russia and Ukraine doesn’t get high marks from most voters, and a plurality think Trump would do a better job than Harris.

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