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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, 2020 · 5,899 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 | I was afraid I might expose myself to the coronavirus | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
Cooperative Election Study 2020 · 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 Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 5,899 |
| 2% |
| 14% |
| 4% |
| 12% |
| 26% |
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 6% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 4% |
| 7% |
| 12% |
| 5899 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 3% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 25% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 10% | 15% | 1250 | ±5 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 1% | 17% | 3% | 16% | 25% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 2946 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 1% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 31% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 11% | 1145 | ±4 |