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Was there any other reason you did not vote?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Second reason for not voting · Asked in 1 wave, 2022 · 9,578 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 | 9,578 |
| 3% |
| 16% |
| 6% |
| 10% |
| 17% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 4% |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 2% |
| 12% |
| 3% |
| 16% |
| 9578 |
| ±2 |
| AK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ±41 |
| AL | 2% | 21% | 6% | 5% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 219 | ±11 |
| AR † | 1% | 21% | 0% | 10% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 7% | – | 0% | 0% | 13% | 2% | 12% | 123 | ±14 |
| AZ | 2% | 22% | 2% | 12% | 17% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 22% | 180 | ±12 |
| CA | 4% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 16% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 6% | 19% | 710 | ±6 |
| CO † | 3% | 22% | 6% | 12% | 28% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | – | – | 0% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 11% | 99 | ±15 |
| CT † | 2% | 24% | 2% | 14% | 14% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 2% | – | – | 4% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 85 | ±16 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±37 |
| DE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | ±26 |
| FL | 3% | 20% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 12% | 3% | 19% | 652 | ±6 |
| GA | 4% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 20% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 15% | 286 | ±9 |
| HI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | ±27 |
| IA † | 2% | 24% | 8% | 12% | 16% | – | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 4% | – | 1% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 21% | 87 | ±16 |
| ID † | 11% | 24% | 1% | 6% | 10% | – | 1% | – | 4% | 0% | 1% | – | – | 11% | 5% | – | 26% | 59 | ±22 |
| IL | 3% | 14% | 7% | 10% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 15% | 357 | ±9 |
| IN | 2% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 14% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 14% | 5% | 17% | 304 | ±9 |
| KS † | 1% | 28% | 3% | 16% | 9% | – | 1% | 2% | 2% | – | 1% | 13% | 2% | 0% | 15% | – | 6% | 79 | ±20 |
| KY | 2% | 20% | 3% | 9% | 18% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 12% | 3% | 15% | 215 | ±10 |
| LA | 2% | 17% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 1% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 0% | – | 6% | 15% | 4% | 15% | 149 | ±13 |
| MA | 1% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 18% | 1% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% | – | 2% | 9% | 5% | 10% | 183 | ±11 |
| MD † | 2% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 18% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 10% | – | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 11% | 0% | 17% | 142 | ±14 |
| ME † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | ±23 |
| MI | 1% | 8% | 5% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 20% | 2% | 16% | 224 | ±11 |
| MN | 0% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 27% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 0% | – | – | 1% | 4% | 15% | 2% | 11% | 110 | ±14 |
| MO | 2% | 10% | 2% | 14% | 22% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 9% | 0% | – | 2% | 0% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 219 | ±11 |
| MS † | 2% | 32% | 7% | 5% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 120 | ±15 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | ±24 |
| NC | 6% | 17% | 6% | 9% | 16% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 17% | 345 | ±8 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | ±28 |
| NE † | 0% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 11% | 2% | – | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | – | – | 5% | 13% | 2% | 18% | 58 | ±19 |
| NH † | 1% | 12% | 4% | 12% | 29% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 1% | – | – | – | 2% | – | 8% | – | 4% | 40 | ±21 |
| NJ | 4% | 16% | 7% | 5% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 8% | 1% | 17% | 286 | ±10 |
| NM † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | ±22 |
| NV † | 0% | 22% | 2% | 11% | 19% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | – | – | – | 9% | 3% | 14% | 94 | ±16 |
| NY | 2% | 20% | 8% | 10% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 647 | ±7 |
| OH | 4% | 11% | 4% | 15% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 2% | 15% | 446 | ±7 |
| OK | 2% | 29% | 2% | 10% | 19% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 11% | 178 | ±12 |
| OR † | 9% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 13% | – | 4% | 8% | 10% | 0% | – | – | 0% | 2% | 13% | – | 14% | 87 | ±17 |
| PA | 3% | 18% | 4% | 14% | 26% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 12% | 388 | ±7 |
| RI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | ±24 |
| SC | 1% | 8% | 7% | 14% | 24% | – | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 4% | – | 3% | 11% | 3% | 16% | 174 | ±12 |
| SD † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | ±51 |
| TN | 7% | 14% | 4% | 11% | 15% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 17% | 3% | 15% | 302 | ±10 |
| TX | 2% | 13% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 15% | 2% | 18% | 878 | ±5 |
| UT † | 2% | 20% | 15% | 3% | 37% | – | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | – | – | 2% | 9% | 0% | 4% | 81 | ±16 |
| VA | 2% | 14% | 2% | 7% | 19% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 32% | 228 | ±11 |
| VT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | ±41 |
| WA | 7% | 16% | 10% | 7% | 13% | – | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 13% | 2% | 17% | 141 | ±13 |
| WI | 1% | 23% | 3% | 10% | 18% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 4% | 16% | 145 | ±11 |
| WV † | 2% | 28% | 2% | 3% | 27% | – | 0% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 7% | 4% | 3% | 19% | 114 | ±17 |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | ±31 |