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Was there any other reason you did not vote?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Second reason for not voting · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 8,453 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 | |
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| 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 | 8,453 |
| 3% |
| 12% |
| 9% |
| 10% |
| 11% |
| 2% |
| 4% |
| 5% |
| 5% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 12% |
| 17% |
| 8453 |
| ±2 |
| AK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ±50 |
| AL | 2% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | – | 8% | 10% | 11% | 18% | 170 | ±13 |
| AR † | 5% | 19% | 5% | 5% | 22% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 15% | 103 | ±15 |
| AZ | 7% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 1% | – | 2% | – | 1% | 1% | 7% | 20% | 169 | ±12 |
| CA | 1% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 11% | 14% | 656 | ±7 |
| CO | 7% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | – | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 20% | 19% | 88 | ±13 |
| CT | 1% | 17% | 2% | 10% | 9% | – | – | 2% | 12% | 2% | 2% | – | 1% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 126 | ±12 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | ±24 |
| DE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | ±34 |
| FL | 2% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 18% | 536 | ±7 |
| GA | 2% | 11% | 4% | 12% | 18% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 18% | 293 | ±10 |
| HI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | ±31 |
| IA † | – | 12% | 18% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 8% | 4% | 5% | – | 1% | 7% | 4% | – | 18% | 17% | 69 | ±21 |
| ID † | 11% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 7% | – | – | 5% | 4% | – | 1% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 15% | 17% | 42 | ±20 |
| IL | 5% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 15% | 369 | ±8 |
| IN | 6% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 15% | 15% | 210 | ±12 |
| KS † | 1% | 26% | 6% | 25% | 14% | 1% | 4% | 1% | – | – | – | 0% | – | 3% | 9% | 10% | 57 | ±19 |
| KY | 4% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 2% | – | – | 1% | 19% | 17% | 161 | ±12 |
| LA | 3% | 20% | 7% | 3% | 24% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 2% | 11% | 10% | 143 | ±13 |
| MA | 2% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 14% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 6% | 5% | 0% | 1% | – | 9% | 13% | 161 | ±12 |
| MD † | 4% | 16% | 6% | 9% | 8% | – | 4% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | – | 2% | 1% | 16% | 23% | 145 | ±15 |
| ME † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | ±28 |
| MI | 1% | 13% | 4% | 10% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 18% | 224 | ±10 |
| MN † | 2% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 8% | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 25% | 5% | 101 | ±17 |
| MO | 6% | 11% | 4% | 14% | 5% | 8% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 20% | 163 | ±13 |
| MS † | 2% | 14% | 14% | 2% | 6% | 4% | – | 5% | 4% | 1% | 3% | – | – | 4% | 25% | 15% | 77 | ±16 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | ±41 |
| NC | 2% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 17% | 315 | ±8 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±38 |
| NE † | 8% | 3% | 13% | 16% | 9% | – | 3% | 4% | 7% | – | 1% | – | 2% | 3% | 5% | 27% | 51 | ±18 |
| NH † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | ±23 |
| NJ | 4% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 15% | 20% | 219 | ±10 |
| NM † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | ±28 |
| NV † | 0% | 18% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 8% | 4% | – | 0% | – | 11% | 4% | 14% | 21% | 91 | ±17 |
| NY | 3% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 12% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 12% | 16% | 567 | ±7 |
| OH | 2% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 16% | 14% | 333 | ±8 |
| OK † | 2% | 10% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 6% | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 11% | 30% | 99 | ±15 |
| OR † | 1% | 12% | 4% | 12% | 12% | 3% | 13% | 7% | 11% | – | – | – | 2% | 2% | 8% | 12% | 83 | ±15 |
| PA | 3% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 14% | 14% | 514 | ±7 |
| RI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | ±29 |
| SC | 3% | 9% | 4% | 14% | 9% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 1% | – | – | 1% | 12% | 28% | 158 | ±11 |
| SD † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | ±40 |
| TN | 5% | 14% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 13% | 14% | 211 | ±10 |
| TX | 6% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 12% | 17% | 701 | ±6 |
| UT † | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 15% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 23% | 11% | 83 | ±17 |
| VA | 6% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 1% | 8% | 12% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 21% | 225 | ±11 |
| VT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | ±37 |
| WA | 10% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 4% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 12% | 20% | 136 | ±12 |
| WI | 3% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 19% | 11% | 165 | ±12 |
| WV | – | 13% | 5% | 19% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 9% | – | – | 0% | 5% | 1% | – | 13% | 21% | 89 | ±13 |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | ±29 |