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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, 2022 · 10,499 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 2022 · 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 2022 | 2022-09-29 to 2022-12-15 | web | 60,000 | 10,499 |
| 3% |
| 21% |
| 5% |
| 9% |
| 26% |
| 2% |
| 3% |
| 5% |
| 2% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 9% |
| 1% |
| 12% |
| 10499 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 3% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 24% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 14% | 2952 | ±3 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 2% | 25% | 4% | 10% | 26% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 13% | 4738 | ±2 |
| Republicans | 3% | 15% | 5% | 8% | 31% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 10% | 2273 | ±4 |