{"id":22275,"date":"2026-07-30T18:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22275"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:52:36","slug":"election-fears-run-rampant-as-november-nears-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22275","title":{"rendered":"Election fears run rampant as November nears: poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/graphics.axios.com\/hermesv2\/2026-07-30-2033-share-who-say\/fallbacks\/2026-07-30-2033-share-who-say-fallback.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/712955\/election-concerns-run-high-ahead-2026-midterms.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Data<\/a>: Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup. Chart: Noah Bressner\/Axios<\/div>\n<p>Americans fear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/2026-midterm-elections\" target=\"_blank\">November&#8217;s midterms<\/a> could be stolen or otherwise compromised, with most worried about political pressure to change results or officials mishandling ballots, new Gallup <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/712955\/election-concerns-run-high-ahead-2026-midterms.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">polling<\/a> finds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/17\/trumps-warning-elections-4-takeaways\" target=\"_blank\">has cast<\/a> the American election system as under siege and vulnerable with unfounded claims about his 2020 loss. Meanwhile, his critics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/save-act-and-election-power-grab\" target=\"_blank\">warn<\/a> his push to reshape the ways <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/25\/trump-mail-in-voting-order-blocked\" target=\"_blank\">Americans vote<\/a> are undermining elections.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>By the numbers: <\/strong>Republicans (56%) and Democrats (77%) alike fear politicians will pressure election officials to change the outcomes of races.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>80% report a great deal or fair amount of concern that political leaders will take actions they know are possibly illegal.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly eight in 10 also worry about wealthy people or organizations making large, anonymous political donations (78%) or about gerrymandering (77%), as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/07\/redistricting-gerrymander-house-republicans-democrats\" target=\"_blank\">redistricting has reshaped<\/a> the upcoming midterm elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom in: <\/strong>Some fears are personal: 40% say they&#8217;re concerned about being confronted, followed or recorded while voting. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And the anxiety is rampant: Nearly three-quarters (73%) report at least a fair amount of concern about multiple aspects of the election process, rather than just one fear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The bottom line: <\/strong>In an election year that&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/19\/republicans-midterms-hate-election\" target=\"_blank\">sure to divide<\/a> the already politically fractured country, Americans can at least agree on one thing: They&#8217;re worried about their vote being safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/26\/trump-voter-fraud-courts-congress-save-act\" target=\"_blank\">Trump hits a wall on voter fraud<\/a><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data: Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup. Chart: Noah Bressner\/Axios Americans fear November&#8217;s midterms could be stolen or otherwise compromised, with most worried about political pressure to change results or officials mishandling ballots, new Gallup polling finds. 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