{"id":699975,"date":"2026-10-20T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=699975"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:45:09","slug":"how-u-s-voters-view-mail-and-absentee-balloting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/10\/20\/how-u-s-voters-view-mail-and-absentee-balloting\/","title":{"rendered":"How U.S. Voters View Mail and Absentee Balloting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans\u2019 views of voting and their expectations around the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans\u2019 views of politics and major policy issues for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Learn more about Pew Research Center.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 5,062 U.S. adults, including 3,917 registered voters, from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/10\/PP_2026.10.20_election-confidence_questionnaire.pdf\">survey questions<\/a> used for this analysis, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/10\/PP_2026.10.20_election-confidence_topline.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/10\/20\/election-confidence-methodology\/\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most registered voters across the country expect to cast their ballots in person this year, a quarter expect to vote by mail or absentee ballot (or have already done so). As in past election years, <strong>most of those who cast their ballots by mail or vote absentee express confidence in how mail and absentee balloting works<\/strong>. These voters are substantially more confident about this than voters who cast their ballots in person \u2013 a pattern that holds among voters who support both Republican and Democratic congressional candidates for the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>67% of voters who support the Republican House candidate in their district and plan to vote by mail, or already have, say they are confident that mail votes will be counted as intended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About half as many Republican candidate supporters who plan to vote in person (36%) say they are confident that mail ballots will be counted accurately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>78% of people who support their Democratic House candidate and have already voted by mail, or plan to, say they are confident that mail in votes will be counted as voters intend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A smaller majority (58%) of in-person Democratic voters say the same thing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:699975,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/politics\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/how-u-s-voters-view-mail-and-absentee-balloting\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/high-confidence-in-vote-by-mail-among-voters-who-cast-their-ballots-this-way\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-10-20&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:701474,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/high_confidence_in_vote-by-mail_among_voters_who_cast_their_ballots_this_way-697686-1792521177.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;High confidence in vote-by-mail among voters who cast their ballots this way&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of registered voters who say they are &lt;strong&gt;very\\\/somewhat confident&lt;\\\/strong&gt; that votes cast __ will be counted as voters intended&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Based on registered voters. 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Voting method categories include those who plan to vote or say they have already voted.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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Voting method categories include those who plan to vote or say they have already voted.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"97a92d1d-05a5-407a-a9b1-4a0f13cdcf2e\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is part of a larger<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/10\/20\/broad-public-confidence-in-elections-in-the-u-s-but-partisans-differ-over-concerns-about-access-security\/\"><em>Pew Research Center<\/em> <em>report<\/em><\/a> <em>on Americans views of election processes heading into the 2026 midterms, based on a survey of 5,062 adults, including 3,917 registered voters, conducted Sept. 28\u2013Oct. 4, 2026. The survey was conducted prior to the Justice Department<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/doj-sues-california-voting-roll\"><em>suing California on Oct. 15 to stop the state<\/em><\/a> <em>from counting the mail ballots of individuals who the Trump administration alleges are noncitizens.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities are confident that mail ballots will arrive, and be returned, in time to be counted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An overwhelming majority of voters say that it is important that mail ballots be delivered with enough time to return them, and that it is important that the U.S. Postal Service return those ballots to election offices in time to be counted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform 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Voting method categories include those who plan to vote or say they have already voted.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"96c403bb-c637-4448-a113-e0bccc573784\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"96c403bb-c637-4448-a113-e0bccc573784\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"96c403bb-c637-4448-a113-e0bccc573784\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"96c403bb-c637-4448-a113-e0bccc573784\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Postal Service will return ballots to election offices in time to be counted:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>72% of Republican candidate supporters who plan to vote by mail are confident the Postal Service will return their ballots to election centers in time to be counted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>62% of Republican voters who plan to vote in person say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among Democratic candidate supporters, mail and absentee voters are somewhat more likely than in-person voters to have confidence mail ballots will be returned in time (76% vs 70%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While most registered voters across the country expect to cast their ballots in person this year, a quarter expect to vote by mail or absentee ballot (or have already done so). 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