This page includes a round-up of YouGov's recent polling on election integrity, voting rights, and the January 6 Capitol attack.
ARTICLES
January 6 Capitol attack and investigation
- By 53% to 29%, Americans think Trump should testify in front of the Jan. 6 House Committee
- By 44% to 36%, Americans believe Trump’s actions around January 6 were illegal
- Half of Americans say Trump bears at least “some” responsibility for Jan. 6
- Which parts of Cassidy Hutchinson’s Jan. 6 testimony do Americans believe?
- By 52% to 34%, Americans approve of the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol takeover
- Half of the Republicans who saw a threat to democracy on Jan. 6, 2021 have changed their minds
- January 6: One year later, Americans still view the Capitol takeover with dismay
- Americans support a January 6 independent investigation, but it remains partisan
- Most Americans want Donald Trump convicted of inciting violence
- Domestic terrorism is a real threat for most Americans
- Did President Trump concede in his Thursday night speech? Democrats aren't so certain
- America Speaks: Do they think President Trump is responsible for the events at the Capitol?
- 66% of Americans say BLM protestors would have been treated differently at the Capitol
- One-third of Americans believe another event similar to the Capitol breach is very likely
Election integrity and voting rights
- Assessing Americans’ attitudes about poll workers prior to the 2022 election
- Most Democrats and Republicans believe democracy is under threat, but disagree on how
- Poll workers are trusted by most Americans — but with some differences by region and party
- Two-thirds of Americans support ensuring future peaceful transfers of presidential power
- How Americans evaluate the likelihood of dire political scenarios
- Voting laws: Americans support requiring proof of citizenship to vote
- How much do Americans know about the history of women’s rights in the U.S.?
- Voting-rights reform: Broad support for many of the failed bill’s measures
- Republicans say it should be harder to vote in America, while Democrats want to make it easier
- Republicans who share Trump’s 2020 doubts say they are very likely to vote in 2022
- One-third of Trump supporters believe Joe Biden will not be inaugurated in January
- President Trump and his voters agree on not accepting the election results – for now
- Most early voters say the process was easy
- America Speaks: How do they feel about people who choose not to vote?
- Do registered voters know where to cast their vote?
- Many mail voters confused about deadlines amid record postal voting
- Election problems? Voters expect more after the results are in
- Young Americans are the least certain about how to get an absentee ballot
- Voting by mail: Can the postal service get the job done?
- When Americans think the 2020 presidential election winner will be announced
- Voting by mail: Biden and Trump voters disagree both in opinion and expected behavior
- Are Americans more worried about voter fraud or denying eligible voters their ballot?
- Americans who prefer in-person voting favor Donald Trump
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January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and investigation
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