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Which of the following statements most accurately describes where your ballot was returned?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Where mail ballot was returned · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 21,576 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 | Post office box at a U.S. Postal Service location. | Official post office box not at a U.S. Postal Service location. | Picked up by the postal worker who delivers mail to my home. | Drop box used only for ballots, not located at an election office or polling place. | Main election office. | Neighborhood polling place. | Voting center, not a neighborhood polling place. | 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 | 21,576 |
| 26% |
| 7% |
| 19% |
| 28% |
| 12% |
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 21576 |
| ±0.9 |
| AK † | 37% | 4% | 20% | 28% | 3% | 5% | – | 2% | 41 | ±22 |
| AL | 46% | 6% | 19% | 1% | 19% | – | 4% | 4% | 98 | ±12 |
| AR † | 47% | – | 30% | 3% | 12% | 4% | – | 4% | 45 | ±17 |
| AZ | 36% | 8% | 22% | 18% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 863 | ±4 |
| CA | 27% | 6% | 16% | 36% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 2894 | ±3 |
| CO | 7% | 2% | 5% | 74% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 710 | ±4 |
| CT | 10% | 11% | 15% | 53% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 219 | ±9 |
| DC | 16% | 6% | 10% | 61% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 97 | ±12 |
| DE † | 31% | 6% | 31% | 7% | 20% | – | 1% | 5% | 83 | ±14 |
| FL | 26% | 5% | 31% | 9% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1844 | ±3 |
| GA | 24% | 4% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 511 | ±6 |
| HI | 37% | 5% | 30% | 22% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 146 | ±11 |
| IA | 43% | 7% | 24% | 9% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 248 | ±8 |
| ID | 26% | 7% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 139 | ±11 |
| IL | 35% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 752 | ±4 |
| IN | 43% | 7% | 38% | 1% | 10% | 0% | – | 1% | 274 | ±8 |
| KS | 18% | 4% | 20% | 32% | 18% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 173 | ±9 |
| KY | 39% | 5% | 24% | 15% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 304 | ±7 |
| LA † | 24% | 8% | 41% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 65 | ±16 |
| MA | 21% | 7% | 19% | 34% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 445 | ±5 |
| MD | 13% | 6% | 10% | 51% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 491 | ±6 |
| ME | 12% | 1% | 9% | 41% | 19% | 6% | 1% | 11% | 132 | ±11 |
| MI | 13% | 4% | 11% | 32% | 24% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 961 | ±4 |
| MN | 34% | 11% | 26% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 383 | ±6 |
| MO | 43% | 13% | 15% | 2% | 20% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 193 | ±9 |
| MS † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | ±24 |
| MT | 27% | 3% | 20% | 10% | 32% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 157 | ±9 |
| NC | 29% | 7% | 27% | 4% | 27% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 399 | ±6 |
| ND † | 26% | 8% | 14% | 26% | 16% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 59 | ±17 |
| NE | 10% | 3% | 16% | 47% | 19% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 156 | ±11 |
| NH | 16% | 1% | 19% | 5% | 34% | 2% | 4% | 19% | 117 | ±10 |
| NJ | 17% | 5% | 10% | 59% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1156 | ±4 |
| NM | 37% | 8% | 18% | 4% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 3% | 137 | ±10 |
| NV | 27% | 6% | 25% | 9% | 9% | 16% | 3% | 4% | 251 | ±7 |
| NY | 40% | 17% | 21% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 800 | ±5 |
| OH | 30% | 5% | 18% | 11% | 30% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 908 | ±4 |
| OK | 47% | 5% | 26% | 4% | 16% | – | – | 1% | 109 | ±13 |
| OR | 12% | 5% | 13% | 57% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 691 | ±4 |
| PA | 31% | 8% | 21% | 20% | 12% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1141 | ±4 |
| RI † | 19% | 11% | 31% | 20% | 9% | 3% | – | 5% | 73 | ±15 |
| SC | 33% | 8% | 31% | 3% | 19% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 202 | ±11 |
| SD † | 23% | 18% | 6% | 9% | 33% | – | 10% | 1% | 49 | ±21 |
| TN | 37% | 14% | 43% | – | 5% | – | – | 2% | 136 | ±12 |
| TX | 47% | 10% | 24% | 8% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 429 | ±8 |
| UT | 18% | 2% | 14% | 57% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 306 | ±7 |
| VA | 37% | 4% | 27% | 10% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 440 | ±7 |
| VT † | 25% | 3% | 19% | 25% | 16% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 91 | ±15 |
| WA | 14% | 4% | 12% | 63% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1001 | ±3 |
| WI | 17% | 5% | 22% | 28% | 14% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 502 | ±5 |
| WV † | 42% | 5% | 30% | 1% | 15% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 99 | ±16 |
| WY † | 27% | – | 27% | 35% | 11% | – | – | – | 30 | ±21 |