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What was the main reason (you/name) did not vote?
Asked of: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1
Main reason did not vote, 2020 version · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 4,537 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Years loaded: 2020.
| Group | Out of town or away from home | Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | Concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic | Illness or disability (own or family's) | Not interested, felt my vote wouldn't make a difference | Too busy, conflicting work or school schedule | Transportation problems | Didn't like candidates or campaign issues | Registration problems (i.e. didn't receive absentee ballot, not registered in current location) | Bad weather conditions | Inconvenient hours, polling place or hours or lines too long | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
CPS November 2020 Voting and Registration Supplement · US citizens 18+ in the civilian noninstitutional population. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS November 2020 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1 | 2020-11-15 to 2020-11-24 | mixed | 81,898 | 4,537 |
| 6% |
| 4% |
| 4% |
| 13% |
| 18% |
| 14% |
| 2% |
| 15% |
| 5% |
| 0% |
| 3% |
| 15% |
| 4537 |
| ±2 |
| AK | 5% | – | 1% | 13% | 21% | 22% | 1% | 16% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 80 | ±12 |
| AL | 9% | 2% | 4% | 25% | 14% | 15% | 2% | 5% | 4% | – | 6% | 14% | 133 | ±9 |
| AR | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 34% | 13% | 4% | 10% | 4% | – | 1% | 12% | 107 | ±10 |
| AZ | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 15% | 13% | – | 22% | 5% | – | 2% | 30% | 53 | ±14 |
| CA | 7% | 6% | 3% | 12% | 23% | 13% | 1% | 14% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 16% | 251 | ±6 |
| CO † | 4% | – | – | – | 15% | 14% | – | 45% | 9% | – | 3% | 11% | 33 | ±17 |
| CT † | 4% | – | 13% | 15% | 8% | 9% | – | 27% | 12% | – | 2% | 10% | 51 | ±14 |
| DC † | 13% | 4% | 20% | 20% | 7% | 12% | – | 4% | 9% | – | – | 11% | 31 | ±18 |
| DE | 5% | – | 5% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 3% | 11% | 8% | – | 5% | 21% | 64 | ±13 |
| FL | 9% | 6% | 4% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 2% | 14% | 1% | – | 7% | 8% | 165 | ±8 |
| GA | 11% | 5% | 4% | 16% | 13% | 22% | 3% | 5% | 9% | – | 2% | 9% | 76 | ±11 |
| HI † | 8% | 11% | – | 15% | 15% | 10% | 2% | 12% | 18% | – | – | 8% | 46 | ±15 |
| IA † | 2% | 4% | – | 14% | 18% | 2% | 2% | 38% | 4% | – | 2% | 15% | 47 | ±15 |
| ID | 7% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 2% | 24% | 3% | – | 2% | 6% | 61 | ±13 |
| IL | 10% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 1% | 18% | 4% | – | – | 9% | 127 | ±9 |
| IN | 5% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 25% | 12% | 1% | 13% | 3% | – | 3% | 26% | 105 | ±10 |
| KS † | 9% | 6% | – | 21% | 20% | 15% | 2% | 11% | 5% | – | – | 10% | 46 | ±15 |
| KY | 3% | 4% | 8% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 2% | – | – | 22% | 75 | ±12 |
| LA | 12% | 10% | 3% | 24% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 2% | – | 4% | 9% | 131 | ±9 |
| MA | 3% | 5% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 2% | 11% | 4% | – | 1% | 10% | 92 | ±10 |
| MD † | 6% | – | – | 14% | 19% | 17% | – | 20% | 3% | – | 2% | 19% | 51 | ±14 |
| ME † | – | 8% | 5% | 5% | 15% | 15% | – | 15% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 31% | 41 | ±16 |
| MI | 3% | 1% | 5% | 18% | 23% | 11% | 5% | 14% | 6% | – | 5% | 9% | 128 | ±9 |
| MN † | 2% | 6% | – | 17% | 23% | 23% | – | 17% | – | – | 2% | 11% | 50 | ±14 |
| MO | 6% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 24% | 1% | 9% | 4% | – | 3% | 21% | 105 | ±10 |
| MS | 8% | 7% | 8% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 4% | 4% | 6% | – | 11% | 10% | 145 | ±8 |
| MT † | 5% | 9% | – | 6% | 17% | 27% | 3% | 9% | 16% | – | – | 8% | 48 | ±15 |
| NC | 7% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 20% | 14% | 2% | 15% | 7% | – | – | 21% | 83 | ±11 |
| ND | 7% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 25% | 12% | 1% | 11% | 3% | – | 3% | 20% | 119 | ±9 |
| NE | 3% | – | 3% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 1% | 13% | 2% | – | 9% | 20% | 58 | ±13 |
| NH † | 2% | 11% | – | 8% | 19% | 15% | – | 19% | – | – | 2% | 24% | 43 | ±15 |
| NJ | 2% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 30% | 3% | 3% | 26% | 4% | – | – | 16% | 78 | ±11 |
| NM | 7% | 5% | 12% | 18% | 7% | 13% | – | 18% | 1% | – | 1% | 18% | 70 | ±12 |
| NV † | – | 8% | 2% | 22% | 6% | 18% | – | 7% | 5% | – | 6% | 26% | 46 | ±15 |
| NY | 8% | 5% | 4% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 2% | 16% | 6% | – | 4% | 13% | 149 | ±8 |
| OH | 6% | 5% | 3% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 2% | 16% | 4% | – | 1% | 17% | 133 | ±9 |
| OK | 7% | 1% | 7% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 6% | – | 5% | 18% | 102 | ±10 |
| OR | 1% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 4% | 1% | 29% | 10% | – | – | 25% | 73 | ±12 |
| PA | 7% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 16% | 7% | 2% | 18% | 3% | – | 6% | 20% | 121 | ±9 |
| RI † | 4% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 24% | 12% | – | 8% | 7% | – | – | 18% | 51 | ±14 |
| SC | 12% | 1% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 10% | – | – | 18% | 92 | ±11 |
| SD | 8% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 4% | 12% | 7% | – | 4% | 19% | 83 | ±11 |
| TN | 5% | 2% | 5% | 17% | 22% | 6% | 3% | 13% | 9% | – | 5% | 13% | 128 | ±9 |
| TX | 7% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 19% | 18% | 5% | 17% | 4% | – | 2% | 11% | 310 | ±6 |
| UT † | 2% | 18% | – | 4% | 19% | 9% | – | 28% | 12% | – | – | 8% | 45 | ±15 |
| VA | 6% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 13% | – | 5% | 9% | 23% | – | – | 23% | 59 | ±13 |
| VT † | 4% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 23% | 19% | – | 13% | 2% | – | 8% | 6% | 45 | ±15 |
| WA † | 4% | 8% | – | – | 35% | 11% | – | 17% | – | – | – | 24% | 43 | ±15 |
| WI † | 2% | 2% | – | 26% | 7% | 9% | – | 25% | 3% | – | – | 25% | 39 | ±16 |
| WV | 6% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 15% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 8% | 179 | ±7 |
| WY † | 15% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 15% | 5% | 15% | 8% | – | 2% | 11% | 46 | ±15 |