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Most Americans voted in an election over the past two years

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Voting tops the list of political actions Americans say they have taken over the past two years: 72% report voting in a national or local election, according to a Verasight survey conducted March 6-16, 2026.

Smaller shares say they contacted a public official or attended a political forum (24%), put up a sign, wore a button, or posted on social media about a political issue (21%), donated to a candidate or a social cause (17%), worked with others on a problem facing their city or neighborhood (17%), or attended a protest, march, or rally (12%). One-in-five (20%) say they did none of these.

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Most Americans voted in an election over the past two years.

Over the past two years have you

  • Voted in a national or local election (e.g., presidential, midterm, city council, school board) 72.2%
  • Contacted a public official or attended a political forum (e.g., a local government meeting) 23.7%
  • Put up a political sign, wore a political button, or posted on social media about a political issue 21.4%
  • None of the above 20.2%
  • Donated to a political candidate or a social cause you care about 17.2%
  • Worked or cooperated with others to try to solve a problem affecting your city or neighborhood 16.9%
  • Attended a political protest, march, or rally 11.9%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.6%

Module 4: Identity, Politics, & Social Trust

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.6%
Module
Module 4: Identity, Politics, & Social Trust

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Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.6%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-8

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
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