Vote counting · Trust and confidence
How much trust do you have in the following methods of voting when it comes to ensuring free, fair, and secure elections? If you have not heard of these, please indicate as much.
2026 Q3 survey · 1,528 all respondents
Ballot drop-boxes
Voting in person on Election Day
Voting in person before Election Day
Mail-in ballots
Methodology
This survey is based on 1,528 interviews conducted by YouGov on the internet of Americans. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, voter registration status, party identification, and U.S. Census region based on voter registration lists, the U.S. Census American Community Survey, the National Public Opinion Reference Survey, and the U.S. Census Current Population Survey, as well as 2020 and 2024 Presidential vote. Respondents were selected from YouGov to be representative of Americans. The weights range from 0.13 to 5.64 with a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of 0.52. The margin of error (a 95% confidence interval) for a sample percentage p based upon the subsetted sample is approximately 2.8%.