{"id":47313,"date":"2020-10-09T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:34:44","slug":"voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Voters\u2019 feelings about the election and possible outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about their possible reactions to either Donald Trump or Joe Biden winning the November election, voters express more positive reactions to Biden winning the election \u2013 either excitement or relief \u2013 than to Trump being reelected as president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/pp_2020-10-09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e3db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e3db;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-01.png?resize=480,813 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-01.png?resize=626,1060 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"525\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-01.png?w=605\" alt=\"Biden supporters are far more likely than Trump supporters to say they\u2019d be angry if opponent wins in November\" class=\"wp-image-59444 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of voters (53%) say they would feel either excitement or relief if Biden won the 2020 presidential election, compared with 46% who say they would have negative reactions \u2013 disappointment or anger \u2013 toward his possible victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, more voters say their reaction in response to Trump winning the election would be negative (57%) than positive (42%). About twice as many voters say they would be angry if Trump wins reelection (29%) than if Biden was elected president (14%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Trump supporters (64%) say they would feel relieved if the president is reelected; far fewer (31%) say they would be excited. If Biden wins, more Trump supporters say they\u2019d feel disappointment (66%) than anger (31%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s supporters are even more likely than Trump supporters to say they\u2019d be relieved if their candidate wins (73% say this). And far more Biden (54%) than Trump supporters say they\u2019d be angry if the <em>other <\/em>candidate wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporters of both candidates are somewhat less likely to say they would be angry in the event of the opposing candidate\u2019s election than they were <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/08\/13\/the-2020-trump-biden-matchup\/\">in August<\/a> (61% of Biden supporters then, 54% now; 37% of Trump supporters then, 31% now).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/pp_2020-10-09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e5d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e5d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-02.png?resize=480,593 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-02.png?resize=782,967 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-02.png?resize=838,1036 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"519\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-02.png?w=828\" alt=\"Biden supporters more likely to be angry at possible defeat than Clinton supporters in 2016\" class=\"wp-image-59446 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump supporters have similar reactions to the prospect of victory in the election as they did in November 2016 before the election. As is the case today, most Trump supporters said they\u2019d be relieved (rather than excited) if Trump beat Hillary Clinton. However, Trump supporters are somewhat less likely today to say they would be angry (rather than disappointed) if Biden won than said they would be angry if Clinton won in 2016 (31% now, 46% then).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, more Biden supporters say they\u2019d be angered by a Trump victory compared with Clinton supporters four years ago (54% to 42%). As in 2016, about a quarter of Biden supporters would be excited by a Biden victory, while about three-quarters say they would feel relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;many-see-lasting-harm-if-the-other-party-s-candidate-wins-in-november&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"many-see-lasting-harm-if-the-other-party-s-candidate-wins-in-november\">Many see \u2018lasting harm\u2019 if the other party\u2019s candidate wins in November<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overwhelming majorities of both Biden and Trump supporters say that if the other candidate wins in November they would not only be very concerned about the country\u2019s direction, but that this would lead to lasting harm to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/pp_2020-10-09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe7e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe7e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-03.png?resize=480,863 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-03.png?resize=626,1126 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"558\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-03.png?w=569\" alt=\"Both Trump and Biden supporters say if the other wins, it would result in lasting harm to the country\" class=\"wp-image-59450 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fully 90% of Biden supporters say this about the prospect of Trump\u2019s reelection, while 89% of Trump supporters say this about the prospect of Biden as president. Just 8% of both Biden supporters and 8% of Trump supporters say that although they would be very concerned if the other was elected, it would not result in lasting harm. &nbsp;Very few (just 4% of Trump supporters and 1% of Biden supporters) say they would not be very concerned about the country\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;trump-and-biden-supporters-overwhelmingly-want-their-candidate-if-elected-to-focus-on-concerns-of-all-americans&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trump-and-biden-supporters-overwhelmingly-want-their-candidate-if-elected-to-focus-on-concerns-of-all-americans\">Trump and Biden supporters overwhelmingly want their candidate, if elected, to focus on concerns of all Americans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of both Trump (86%) and Biden (89%) supporters say that their preferred candidate, if elected, should focus on addressing the needs of all Americans, \u201ceven if it means disappointing some of his supporters.\u201d Only about one-in-ten in each camp (13% of Trump and 10% of Biden supporters) say their candidate should focus on the concerns of \u201cthose who voted for him, without worrying too much about the concerns of those who didn\u2019t vote for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although there are no major differences across demographic groups who express this viewpoint, younger supporters of both Trump and Biden are slightly less likely to say that their candidate should address the concerns of all Americans than older supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/pp_2020-10-09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e7df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e7df;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-04.png?resize=480,386 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-04.png?resize=782,629 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-04.png?resize=838,674 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"338\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-04.png?w=838\" alt=\"Trump, Biden supporters say their candidate should address concerns of all Americans if they win\" class=\"wp-image-59453 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;about-half-of-voters-say-politics-is-a-struggle-between-right-and-wrong&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-half-of-voters-say-politics-is-a-struggle-between-right-and-wrong\">About half of voters say politics is a struggle between right and wrong<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly half of all voters (51%) say they think about politics as a struggle between right and wrong, while about as many (48%) say they don\u2019t think about politics this way. The share of voters saying politics is a struggle between right and wrong has increased 14 percentage points from 37% in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/pp_2020-10-09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-05.png?resize=480,400 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-05.png?resize=782,651 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-05.png?resize=838,698 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"350\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_election-and-voter-attitudes_2-05.png?w=838\" alt=\"Trump voters more likely than Biden voters to see politics as a struggle between right and wrong\" class=\"wp-image-59456 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump voters are more likely than Biden voters to view politics as a struggle between right and wrong. A 57% majority of Trump voters say this, while roughly four-in-ten (42%) say they don\u2019t think about politics in this way. Biden voters are about evenly divided: 47% say they think of politics as a struggle between right and wrong, while 52% say they do not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When asked about their possible reactions to either Donald Trump or Joe Biden winning the November election, voters express more positive reactions to Biden winning the election \u2013 either excitement or relief \u2013 than to Trump being reelected as president. 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The Trump-Biden presidential contest","slug":"the-trump-biden-presidential-contest","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/the-trump-biden-presidential-contest\/","is_active":false},{"id":47313,"title":"2. Voters\u2019 feelings about the election and possible outcomes","slug":"voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voters-feelings-about-the-election-and-possible-outcomes\/","is_active":true},{"id":47302,"title":"3. Perceptions of Trump and Biden","slug":"perceptions-of-donald-trump-and-joe-biden","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/perceptions-of-donald-trump-and-joe-biden\/","is_active":false},{"id":47286,"title":"4. Voter engagement and interest, voting by mail and in person","slug":"voter-engagement-and-interest-voting-by-mail-and-in-person","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voter-engagement-and-interest-voting-by-mail-and-in-person\/","is_active":false},{"id":47273,"title":"5. Views of the state of the nation and the U.S. economy","slug":"views-of-the-state-of-the-nation-and-the-u-s-economy","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/views-of-the-state-of-the-nation-and-the-u-s-economy\/","is_active":false},{"id":47258,"title":"Acknowledgments","slug":"election-and-voter-attitudes-acknowledgments","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/election-and-voter-attitudes-acknowledgments\/","is_active":false},{"id":47232,"title":"Appendix","slug":"election-and-voter-attitudes-appendix","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/election-and-voter-attitudes-appendix\/","is_active":false},{"id":47243,"title":"Methodology","slug":"election-and-voter-attitudes-methodology","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/election-and-voter-attitudes-methodology\/","is_active":false}],"report_materials":[{"key":"921918af-7aaf-4c25-b3b9-2608d3021744","type":"report","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.08_Election-and-Voter-Attitudes_FINAL.pdf","label":"","icon":"","attachmentId":""},{"key":"8a068781-82c3-4af8-b2c7-934c38783ac4","type":"topline","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/PP_2020.10.09_Election-and-Voter-Attitudes_TOPLINE.pdf","label":"","icon":"","attachmentId":""},{"key":"9475f8e8-0822-4226-a724-af09dd335d98","type":"link","url":"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1cZURJuAP8P5rwmIRqX1Qk2QjXRHN4SeRbd-s51LbxH4\/edit?usp=sharing","label":"Detailed Tables","icon":"detailed-tables","attachmentId":""},{"type":"dataset","id":1121,"label":"American Trends Panel Wave 75","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/dataset\/american-trends-panel-wave-75\/"}],"report_pagination":{"current_post":{"id":47313,"title":"2. 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