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Which of the following statements most accurately describes where your ballot was returned?
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
Where mail ballot was returned · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 15,059 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 | Post office box at a U.S. Postal Service location | Official post office box not at a U.S. Postal Service location | Picked up by the postal worker who delivers mail to my home | Drop box used only for ballots, not located at an election office or polling place | Main election office | Neighborhood polling place | Voting center, not a neighborhood polling place | 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 | 15,059 |
| 29% |
| 7% |
| 22% |
| 28% |
| 7% |
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 2% |
| 15059 |
| ±1 |
| AK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | ±23 |
| AL † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | ±24 |
| AR † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±45 |
| AZ | 41% | 9% | 20% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 848 | ±6 |
| CA | 31% | 7% | 20% | 32% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2587 | ±3 |
| CO | 7% | 2% | 6% | 74% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 619 | ±6 |
| CT † | 21% | 15% | 15% | 29% | 5% | 8% | – | 8% | 54 | ±17 |
| DC † | 21% | 17% | 9% | 48% | – | 2% | – | 3% | 65 | ±14 |
| DE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | ±25 |
| FL | 27% | 7% | 34% | 10% | 13% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1312 | ±5 |
| GA | 25% | 2% | 29% | 6% | 22% | 11% | 1% | 3% | 164 | ±11 |
| HI | 31% | 6% | 34% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 130 | ±11 |
| IA † | 49% | 9% | 18% | 4% | 19% | – | – | 0% | 119 | ±15 |
| ID † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | ±25 |
| IL | 41% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 533 | ±6 |
| IN † | 56% | 7% | 31% | – | 2% | – | 0% | 3% | 126 | ±15 |
| KS † | 26% | 3% | 32% | 26% | 7% | 3% | – | 2% | 83 | ±16 |
| KY † | 25% | 7% | 20% | 18% | 26% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 81 | ±21 |
| LA † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | ±27 |
| MA | 33% | 8% | 24% | 24% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 405 | ±8 |
| MD | 24% | 9% | 17% | 40% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 317 | ±7 |
| ME | 13% | – | 15% | 37% | 18% | 10% | 2% | 5% | 77 | ±13 |
| MI | 12% | 5% | 19% | 36% | 17% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 823 | ±5 |
| MN | 49% | 6% | 25% | 3% | 12% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 196 | ±9 |
| MO † | 33% | 10% | 39% | 3% | 10% | – | 3% | 3% | 74 | ±15 |
| MS † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | ±35 |
| MT | 32% | 2% | 28% | 8% | 26% | – | 3% | – | 137 | ±11 |
| NC † | 46% | 10% | 23% | 0% | 14% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 125 | ±14 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | ±25 |
| NE † | 6% | 6% | 7% | 61% | 16% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 108 | ±15 |
| NH † | 26% | 22% | 22% | – | 26% | 2% | 2% | – | 31 | ±21 |
| NJ | 21% | 6% | 23% | 43% | 4% | 2% | – | 1% | 373 | ±8 |
| NM † | 38% | 4% | 35% | 8% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 64 | ±16 |
| NV | 33% | 6% | 34% | 7% | 3% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 250 | ±12 |
| NY | 44% | 16% | 25% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 440 | ±7 |
| OH | 46% | 6% | 21% | 6% | 16% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 536 | ±7 |
| OK † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 64 | ±23 |
| OR | 15% | 6% | 17% | 52% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 762 | ±5 |
| PA | 36% | 7% | 33% | 12% | 8% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 886 | ±5 |
| RI † | 33% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 5% | 2% | – | 3% | 44 | ±18 |
| SC † | 41% | 18% | 31% | 0% | 7% | 3% | – | – | 56 | ±19 |
| SD † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ±29 |
| TN † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | ±29 |
| TX | 44% | 11% | 31% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 254 | ±11 |
| UT | 14% | 2% | 13% | 67% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 306 | ±9 |
| VA | 40% | 8% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 256 | ±9 |
| VT † | 12% | 7% | 29% | 22% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 59 | ±16 |
| WA | 17% | 5% | 18% | 55% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1016 | ±5 |
| WI | 31% | 6% | 38% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 321 | ±9 |
| WV † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | ±39 |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | ±42 |