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Approximately, how long did you have to wait in line to vote?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Wait time in line to vote · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 24,219 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 | Not at all | Less than 10 minutes | 10 - 30 minutes | 31 minutes - 1 hour | More than 1 hour | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 32% | 28% | 22% | 12% | 6% | 24219 | ±0.8 | |
| AK † | 34% | 35% | 23% | 5% | 3% | 39 | ±21 | |
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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 | 24,219 |
| 19% |
| 29% |
| 26% |
| 18% |
| 8% |
| 533 |
| ±6 |
| AR | 27% | 39% | 25% | 7% | 2% | 279 | ±8 |
| AZ | 47% | 30% | 14% | 9% | 1% | 306 | ±8 |
| CA | 52% | 22% | 18% | 6% | 2% | 933 | ±4 |
| CO | 66% | 16% | 15% | 2% | 1% | 134 | ±10 |
| CT | 31% | 32% | 22% | 13% | 1% | 266 | ±7 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | ±24 |
| DE | 14% | 13% | 31% | 24% | 19% | 104 | ±12 |
| FL | 31% | 29% | 23% | 12% | 4% | 1660 | ±3 |
| GA | 20% | 28% | 27% | 16% | 9% | 901 | ±4 |
| HI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | ±53 |
| IA | 43% | 32% | 17% | 5% | 2% | 255 | ±8 |
| ID † | 43% | 28% | 20% | 3% | 6% | 103 | ±15 |
| IL | 36% | 27% | 23% | 9% | 5% | 971 | ±4 |
| IN | 25% | 27% | 22% | 14% | 12% | 803 | ±4 |
| KS | 43% | 30% | 18% | 7% | 1% | 174 | ±9 |
| KY | 34% | 38% | 20% | 8% | 1% | 425 | ±6 |
| LA | 21% | 33% | 28% | 14% | 4% | 377 | ±7 |
| MA | 53% | 31% | 12% | 4% | 0% | 507 | ±6 |
| MD | 16% | 19% | 38% | 18% | 9% | 363 | ±7 |
| ME | 51% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 4% | 149 | ±9 |
| MI | 30% | 23% | 29% | 15% | 4% | 590 | ±5 |
| MN | 44% | 31% | 17% | 5% | 2% | 447 | ±6 |
| MO | 33% | 27% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 865 | ±4 |
| MS | 28% | 21% | 28% | 13% | 9% | 261 | ±8 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | ±26 |
| NC | 31% | 29% | 23% | 10% | 7% | 1066 | ±4 |
| ND † | 58% | 37% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 52 | ±21 |
| NE | 48% | 32% | 17% | 3% | 0% | 94 | ±12 |
| NH | 24% | 44% | 23% | 6% | 3% | 192 | ±10 |
| NJ | 43% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 6% | 182 | ±9 |
| NM | 26% | 30% | 29% | 6% | 8% | 167 | ±12 |
| NV | 24% | 20% | 37% | 12% | 8% | 289 | ±8 |
| NY | 29% | 25% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 1900 | ±3 |
| OH | 34% | 26% | 22% | 13% | 5% | 1058 | ±4 |
| OK | 28% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 11% | 249 | ±8 |
| OR † | 67% | 8% | 23% | – | 2% | 48 | ±20 |
| PA | 30% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 8% | 1316 | ±3 |
| RI † | 36% | 28% | 24% | 11% | 1% | 75 | ±14 |
| SC | 20% | 22% | 25% | 21% | 12% | 558 | ±6 |
| SD | 53% | 31% | 13% | 3% | – | 78 | ±13 |
| TN | 22% | 28% | 31% | 13% | 6% | 878 | ±5 |
| TX | 32% | 30% | 23% | 11% | 5% | 2624 | ±3 |
| UT † | 58% | 11% | 22% | 8% | 2% | 68 | ±16 |
| VA | 43% | 25% | 19% | 9% | 4% | 995 | ±4 |
| VT † | 40% | 46% | 12% | 3% | – | 34 | ±21 |
| WA † | 50% | 20% | 11% | 19% | – | 44 | ±18 |
| WI | 39% | 34% | 20% | 5% | 3% | 457 | ±6 |
| WV | 34% | 35% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 229 | ±8 |
| WY † | 33% | 48% | 9% | 10% | – | 39 | ±21 |