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What was the main reason you did not vote?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Main reason for not voting in 2024 · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 5,616 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 2024 · 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 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 5,616 |
| 1% |
| 17% |
| 3% |
| 12% |
| 33% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 4% |
| 2% |
| 0% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 5% |
| 0% |
| 15% |
| 5616 |
| ±2 |
| Lower income | 1% | 18% | 2% | 11% | 33% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 13% | 2942 | ±3 |
| Middle income | 1% | 15% | 4% | 15% | 32% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 16% | 1409 | ±5 |
| Upper income | 1% | 14% | 1% | 13% | 38% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% | – | 20% | 793 | ±6 |