The overwhelming majority of Americans want photo identification and proof of citizenship to be able to vote.
According to a new Gallup poll, 84% of American adults want voter ID measures, a 4% increase on the number who supported such measures ahead of the 2016 election, and a 5% increase on the number before the 2020 election.
In addition, 83% of respondents in this new poll said they support a requirement for proof of US citizenship when registering to vote.
Although there is a partisan divide in the poll—98% of Republicans support voter ID measures, compared to 67% of Democrats—there is still a clear majority, on both sides of the aisle, in favour. Independents also overwhelmingly support such measures (84%).
Election integrity has become one of the key issues of the 2024 cycle, with a number of surveys showing that voters lack faith in the efforts of officials to prevent non-citizens from voting.
Claims of fraudulent voting, including by non-citizens, were central to the case for challenging the results of the 2020 election; although such claims have faced strenuous denials.
The new poll also revealed sharp divides on other election policies. Whereas 95% of Democrats back early voting, only 57% of Republicans do.
Nearly 80% of Democrats support automatic voter registration via government agencies like the DMV, a measure only 43% of Republicans support.
And nearly 90% of Democrats were in favour of sending absentee-ballot applications to all voters who are eligible, a policy that became widespread during the last election, due to the pandemic social restrictions. Just 36% of Republicans back this measure.
A significantly larger number of Republicans than Democrats support limitations on absentee dropboxes and the removal of inactive voters from registration lists after a set period of time.