{"id":9309,"date":"2020-12-14T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:44:03","slug":"key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Key findings about voter engagement in the 2020 election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"A volunteer with Brooklyn Voters Alliance registers a New York resident to vote in September. (Robert Nickelsberg\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-381643\"\/><figcaption>A volunteer with Brooklyn Voters Alliance registers a New York resident to vote in September. (Robert Nickelsberg\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The November presidential election saw record-high turnout following a general election campaign in which large numbers of registered voters consistently reported <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/10\/09\/voter-engagement-and-interest-voting-by-mail-and-in-person\/\">high levels of interest in the election<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2020\/08\/13\/election-2020-voters-are-highly-engaged-but-nearly-half-expect-to-have-difficulties-voting\/\">its outcome<\/a>. For many voters, participation in an election goes beyond voting to include activities such as publicly showing their support for a candidate, contributing money to a campaign or attending campaign events. Here are key findings on Americans\u2019 engagement with the political campaigns in this year\u2019s election based on Pew Research Center\u2019s post-election survey, conducted Nov. 12-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible js-react-collapsible is-style-alternate\" data-title=\"How we did this\" data-style=\"is-style-alternate\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To explore the level of engagement of voters in the 2020 election, Pew Research Center surveyed 11,818 U.S. adults in November 2020, including 10,399 U.S. citizens who reported having voted in the November election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Asian respondents were interviewed only in English. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/voter-engagement-topline.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/voter-engagement-methodology.pdf\">its methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 id=\"about-half-of-voters-report-engaging-in-a-range-of-political-activities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About half of voters report engaging in a range of political activities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A narrow majority of U.S. adults who report having voted in the general election \u2013 53% \u2013 say they engaged in at least one of six different political activities over the past six months, including contributing money to candidates, attending political rallies or events or working for campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15934\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/ft_2020-12-14_voterengagement_01a-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0ef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0ef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_01a.png?resize=480,610 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_01a.png?resize=782,994 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_01a.png?resize=840,1068 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"534\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_01a.png?w=420\" alt=\"Biden voters were more likely to contribute money, Trump voters more likely to display signs and posters\" class=\"wp-image-15934 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a third (36%) say they demonstrated support for a candidate on social media. Another quarter say they contributed money to a political campaign, while about as many (23%) say they displayed a poster, sign or bumper sticker or wore clothing or a button to show their support for a candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an election campaign greatly impacted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topics\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/\">coronavirus outbreak<\/a>, more voters (10%) say they attended a virtual political rally or online campaign event than say they attended such an event in person (6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden voters are more likely than Trump voters to say they contributed money to candidates running for office (28% of Biden voters vs. 21% of Trump voters) or worked or volunteered for a political campaign (8% vs. 3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15932\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/ft_2020-12-14_voterengagement_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edebe5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edebe5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_02.png?resize=480,584 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_02.png?resize=620,754 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"377\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Biden voters more likely than Trump voters to say they donated to campaigns\" class=\"wp-image-15932 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among voters who contributed money to a campaign, about half say they gave less than $100 and about half say they gave $100 or more. Identical shares of Trump voters who contributed money and Biden voters who contributed money say they gave less than $100 (49% of both groups).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump voters are more likely than Biden voters to say they displayed a poster or sign or wore an item of clothing or button in support of a political campaign (27% of Trump voters vs. 20% of Biden voters). And while small shares of the supporters of each candidate say they attended a political rally or campaign event in person, 7% of Trump supporters say they attended such an event compared with 4% of Biden voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"campaigns-still-rely-on-printed-mail-to-reach-voters\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campaigns still rely on printed mail to reach voters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of voters say they received text messages (64%) or emails (60%) from political campaigns in the month before the presidential election. But an even larger share (78%) say they were contacted in more traditional ways, with printed mail or fliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15928\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/ft_2020-12-14_voterengagement_03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_03.png?resize=480,522 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_03.png?resize=782,851 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_03.png?resize=840,914 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"457\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_03.png?w=420\" alt=\"Modest differences between Trump and Biden voters in how they were contacted by campaigns\" class=\"wp-image-15928 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer voters say they were contacted by phone, either by a prerecorded call (48%) or a call from an actual person (32%). Only about one-in-ten voters (11%) say they received a home visit from a representative of a political campaign or another group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are only modest differences in the shares of Biden and Trump voters who report being contacted by campaigns in the month before the election. But there are wide age differences in reported campaign contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, voters under age 30 are less likely than older voters to say they were contacted by campaigns via printed mail, email or by phone. However, the age differences are more modest in the shares saying they received a text message from a campaign or a visit at home from a campaign representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15924\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/ft_2020-12-14_voterengagement_04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe6d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe6d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_04.png?resize=480,403 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_04.png?resize=782,656 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_04.png?resize=960,806 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_04.png?resize=1200,1007 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_04.png?resize=1280,1074 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"537\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_04.png?w=640\" alt=\"Modest differences between Trump and Biden voters in how they were contacted by campaigns Young voters less likely than older voters to say they were contacted by political campaigns via printed mail, email or phone calls\" class=\"wp-image-15924 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across all methods of contact, Asian voters reported receiving contact at lower levels than White, Black or Hispanic voters (with the exception of a prerecorded phone call, for which Hispanic voters report the same share). More Black and Hispanic voters received a text message or home visit than White voters, while similar shares of White voters and Black voters say they received printed mail, email or prerecorded phone calls from a campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"highly-engaged-voters-were-more-likely-to-say-they-were-contacted-by-campaigns\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highly engaged voters were more likely to say they were contacted by campaigns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a strong association between a voter\u2019s level of political activism and the amount of campaign outreach they received in the month before the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15921\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/ft_2020-12-14_voterengagement_05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe6da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe6da;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_05.png?resize=480,482 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_05.png?resize=782,786 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_05.png?resize=840,844 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"422\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Half of nonvoters say they received little or no campaign outreach in the month before the election\" class=\"wp-image-15921 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters who were more highly engaged in the campaign report that they were contacted much more often by campaigns than less engaged voters. And voters are much more likely than nonvoters to report receiving several different types of contact from political campaigns late in the presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three-in-ten nonvoters say they didn\u2019t receive any of the types of campaign communications asked about in the survey, and 20% say they received just one type of contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High engagement voters\u2014those who report attending a rally or event, contributing money to a campaign, or working or volunteering for a campaign \u2013 are significantly more likely to say they received multiple types of campaign communications. More than one-quarter of these voters say they received five or more types of communications, and about half say they received four or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medium engagement voters \u2013 those who publicly displayed their support for a candidate or shared that support on social media, but did not attend a rally or event, contribute money, or work or volunteer for a campaign \u2013 tend to say they received fewer types of contact than high engagement voters. And low engagement voters \u2013 those who did not participate in any of these activities \u2013 report the fewest types of contact among voters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"classifying-levels-of-political-activity\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;classifying-levels-of-political-activity&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>Classifying levels of political activity<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible js-react-collapsible is-style-alternate\" data-title=\"Classifying levels of political activity\" data-style=\"is-style-alternate\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To classify voters\u2019 levels of political activity, researchers created three categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High engagement voters are those who report participating in at least one of the following activities over the past six months: Attended a rally or event in person, attended a rally or event online, contributed money to a campaign, or worked or volunteered for a campaign. Medium engagement voters displayed their support for a candidate through a poster, sign, bumper sticker, item of clothing or button, or shared their support on social media but did not attend a rally or event, contribute money or volunteer for a campaign. Low engagement voters did not participate in any of the six activities included in the survey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 id=\"views-among-voters-about-whether-ordinary-citizens-can-do-a-lot-to-influence-the-government-have-changed\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views among voters about whether ordinary citizens can do a lot to influence the government have changed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15918\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/ft_2020-12-14_voterengagement_06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e2e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e2e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_06.png?resize=480,852 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_06.png?resize=620,1100 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"550\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.14_voterengagement_06.png?w=310\" alt=\"Sharp decline in share of Trump voters who say ordinary citizens can do a lot to influence the government\" class=\"wp-image-15918 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of voters (55%) say that ordinary citizens can do a lot to influence the government in Washington if they are willing to make the effort, while 44% say there\u2019s not much ordinary citizens can do. The share who say ordinary citizens can do a lot is down slightly compared December 2016, when 62% of voters said this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While overall opinion has changed little since 2016, there has been a sharp decline in the share of Trump voters who say ordinary citizens can do a lot to influence government, from 67% four years ago to 42% today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, 68% of Biden voters say ordinary citizens can do a lot to influence government, up modestly from the 59% of Hillary Clinton supporters who said this in December 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/voter-engagement-topline.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/voter-engagement-methodology.pdf\">its methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":584,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2020-12-14T22:46:09Z","apple_news_api_id":"7c25f1b2-f3ee-483a-9690-7746b41319a8","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2020-12-14T22:46:09Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AfCXxsvPuSDqWkHdGtBMZqA","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"relatedPosts":[],"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0},"categories":[285,40,284,57,274,50],"bylines":[729,769],"datasets":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[467],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[515],"research-teams":[520],"workflow-status":[],"collection":[],"class_list":["post-9309","short-read","type-short-read","status-publish","hentry","category-civic-activities-online","category-election-2020","category-online-activism","category-political-civic-engagement","category-politics-online","category-voter-participation","bylines-andrew-daniller","bylines-hannah-gilberstadt","formats-short-read","regions-countries-united-states","research-teams-politics"],"label":"Short Read","post_parent":0,"word_count":1294,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/14\/key-findings-about-voter-engagement-in-the-2020-election\/","art_direction":{"A2":{"id":15954,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":false},"XL":{"id":15954,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"chartArt":false},"A3":{"id":15954,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"chartArt":false},"A4":{"id":15954,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":false},"A1":{"id":15954,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"chartArt":false},"social":{"id":15954,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/FT_20.12.07_ElectionEngagement_feature-jpg.webp?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Key findings about voter engagement in the 2020 election","description":"53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.","og_title":"Key findings about voter engagement in the 2020 election","og_description":"53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.","schema_type":"Article","noindex":false,"canonical_url":"","primary_terms":[],"custom_schema":[],"og_image":15954,"indexnow_submitted_at":null,"gsc_index_status":null},"prepublish_checks":{},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"relatedPostsOrdered":[],"bylinesOrdered":[{"key":"56aa478f-b6b9-4216-8e92-7550ef5622a1","termId":729},{"key":"3996b4a9-3ccd-45eb-826d-d8352769fb55","termId":769}],"acknowledgementsOrdered":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/short-read\/9309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/short-read"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/short-read"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/584"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/short-read\/9309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29842,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/short-read\/9309\/revisions\/29842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"bylines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bylines?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"datasets","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/datasets?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"_post_visibility","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_post_visibility?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"formats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/formats?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"_fund_pool","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_fund_pool?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"languages","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/languages?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"regions-countries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions-countries?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"research-teams","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-teams?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"workflow-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workflow-status?post=9309"},{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=9309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}