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What was the main reason you did not vote?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Main reason for not voting · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 9,516 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Post-election wave item: weight with extra.weight_post (commonpostweight). Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | I forgot | I'm not interested | Too busy | Did not like the candidates | I am not registered | I did not have the correct form of identification | Out of town | Sick or disabled | Transportation | Bad weather | The line at the polls was too long | I was not allowed to vote at the polls, even though I tried | I requested but did not receive an absentee ballot | I did not know where to vote | I did not feel that I knew enough about the choices | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 9,516 |
| 3% |
| 14% |
| 8% |
| 8% |
| 21% |
| 2% |
| 5% |
| 8% |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 11% |
| 10% |
| 9516 |
| ±2 |
| Liberals | 3% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 22% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 9% | 14% | 2000 | ±4 |
| Moderates | 3% | 13% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 12% | 9% | 3195 | ±3 |
| Conservatives | 2% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 19% | 2% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 11% | 2404 | ±3 |