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The vast majority of eligible citizens do not vote in every national election. The last time you did not vote, what would you say was your main reason for not voting?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Main reason for not voting in a past election · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 43,683 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 was not interested | Too busy | Did not like the candidates | I was 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 | I was not eligible to vote | 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 | 43,683 |
| 4% |
| 9% |
| 5% |
| 6% |
| 6% |
| 0% |
| 6% |
| 5% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 0% |
| 1% |
| 1% |
| 5% |
| 1% |
| 16% |
| 33% |
| 43683 |
| ±0.7 |
| Democrats | 4% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 18% | 34% | 17070 | ±1 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 4% | 10% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 17% | 30% | 13670 | ±1 |
| Republicans | 3% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 14% | 36% | 12756 | ±1 |