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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 | |
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| 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 |
| AK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | ±34 |
| AL | 3% | 19% | 3% | 9% | 21% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 15% | 2% | 7% | 250 | ±11 |
| AR | 1% | 20% | 4% | 12% | 47% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | – | 3% | 138 | ±14 |
| AZ | 5% | 18% | 4% | 8% | 28% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 9% | – | 17% | 189 | ±11 |
| CA | 3% | 21% | 6% | 7% | 27% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 11% | 761 | ±6 |
| CO † | 1% | 21% | 2% | 12% | 20% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | – | 7% | 0% | 23% | 105 | ±15 |
| CT † | 1% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 23% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 0% | 17% | 96 | ±15 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ±32 |
| DE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | ±24 |
| FL | 2% | 17% | 4% | 9% | 32% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 13% | 718 | ±6 |
| GA | 3% | 17% | 6% | 7% | 30% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 2% | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 9% | 314 | ±9 |
| HI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | ±26 |
| IA † | 1% | 20% | 5% | 13% | 28% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 2% | 1% | 13% | 0% | 6% | 96 | ±15 |
| ID † | 4% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 12% | – | 10% | 9% | 0% | – | – | – | 0% | 4% | 13% | – | 28% | 65 | ±21 |
| IL | 3% | 19% | 4% | 10% | 29% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 12% | 397 | ±8 |
| IN | 2% | 23% | 9% | 7% | 24% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 12% | 327 | ±9 |
| KS † | 0% | 9% | 4% | 19% | 31% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 6% | – | – | 0% | 1% | 0% | 10% | – | 15% | 90 | ±19 |
| KY | 2% | 21% | 4% | 13% | 26% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 1% | 6% | 229 | ±10 |
| LA | 5% | 14% | 4% | 8% | 27% | – | 2% | 7% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 13% | 169 | ±12 |
| MA | 3% | 23% | 10% | 8% | 22% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 0% | – | 2% | – | 8% | 0% | 10% | 200 | ±11 |
| MD | 5% | 22% | 8% | 6% | 26% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | – | 2% | 1% | – | 3% | 0% | 18% | 162 | ±13 |
| ME † | 0% | 13% | 0% | 12% | 29% | – | 1% | 4% | 0% | 2% | – | – | 2% | 2% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 42 | ±22 |
| MI | 2% | 16% | 3% | 16% | 22% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 17% | 2% | 4% | 243 | ±10 |
| MN | 5% | 21% | 3% | 5% | 21% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 2% | 8% | 123 | ±13 |
| MO | 2% | 26% | 7% | 3% | 24% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 0% | 11% | 249 | ±11 |
| MS † | 1% | 14% | 5% | 9% | 30% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 5% | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 12% | 129 | ±15 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | ±23 |
| NC | 4% | 22% | 4% | 9% | 25% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 12% | 376 | ±8 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | ±26 |
| NE † | 3% | 14% | 4% | 7% | 39% | 2% | 0% | 6% | 1% | – | 2% | – | 2% | – | 13% | – | 8% | 63 | ±19 |
| NH † | 6% | 25% | 2% | 5% | 20% | 2% | 1% | 12% | – | – | 1% | – | – | 6% | 4% | 1% | 16% | 43 | ±20 |
| NJ | 3% | 23% | 6% | 4% | 23% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 2% | – | 2% | 1% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 15% | 312 | ±9 |
| NM † | 10% | 29% | 6% | 14% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 0% | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | 11% | – | 9% | 63 | ±20 |
| NV † | 1% | 25% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 4% | – | 0% | 1% | – | 21% | – | 9% | 104 | ±15 |
| NY | 3% | 21% | 5% | 9% | 29% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 13% | 719 | ±6 |
| OH | 2% | 22% | 4% | 7% | 34% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 483 | ±7 |
| OK | 1% | 21% | 5% | 9% | 27% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 0% | – | 2% | 0% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 13% | 193 | ±11 |
| OR † | 4% | 23% | 3% | 8% | 24% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 4% | 9% | 98 | ±16 |
| PA | 2% | 22% | 3% | 13% | 32% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 10% | 426 | ±7 |
| RI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | ±23 |
| SC | 3% | 26% | 8% | 8% | 23% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 14% | 190 | ±11 |
| SD † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | ±51 |
| TN | 2% | 21% | 8% | 9% | 20% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 16% | 332 | ±9 |
| TX | 2% | 17% | 6% | 7% | 23% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 17% | 959 | ±5 |
| UT † | 4% | 30% | 3% | 20% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 8% | 84 | ±16 |
| VA | 1% | 23% | 3% | 4% | 32% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 253 | ±11 |
| VT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | ±38 |
| WA | 6% | 23% | 3% | 7% | 27% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 13% | 151 | ±12 |
| WI | 1% | 20% | 5% | 19% | 22% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 1% | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 11% | 156 | ±11 |
| WV † | 1% | 22% | 2% | 13% | 19% | – | 1% | 18% | 1% | – | 0% | – | 1% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 10% | 125 | ±17 |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±30 |