You can find the 2024 report from Charles Stewart’s Election Data and Science Lab at MIT here. A few highlights from the report’s Executive Summary:
In 2024, a total of 10,200 registered voters participated in the survey conducted by YouGov, with 200 responses collected from each state as well as the District of Columbia….
The use of mail ballots in 2024 decreased from pandemic-era levels but stayed above historical norms.
The percentage of voters casting ballots by mail decreased to 29%, down from 43% in 2020 but up from 21% in 2016….
The percentage of voters casting ballots on Election Day increased to 40%, up from 31% in 2020 but down from 60% in 2016. Meanwhile, the percentage of voters casting ballots during early voting saw a slight uptick compared to 2020, rising to 31% from 26%.
Voter confidence was high across all levels in 2024.
The percentage of voters who reported being very or somewhat confident that their vote was counted as intended increased to 96%, up from 91% in 2020….
The partisan gap in confidence narrowed considerably.
In 2024, 88% of Republicans and 79% of Democrats expressed confidence in the nationwide vote count, compared to 22% and 93% in 2020, respectively.
Charles will be having a webinar to discuss the report next week, on Tuesday, July 29 at 1 pm ET. You can register here.
