# 59% of Americans support letting citizens abroad vote in party primaries

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/59-of-americans-support-letting-citizens-abroad-vote-in-party-primaries/

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## Reading

Nearly six-in-ten Americans (59%) support letting citizens who live abroad vote in U.S. party primaries, including 32% who strongly support it, according to a June 2026 Verasight survey.

The remaining 41% are opposed, including 19% who strongly oppose the idea.

## Topline

Allowing these Americans to participate in partisan activities, like voting in a Democratic or Republican primary election, while living abroad?

59% of Americans support letting citizens abroad vote in party primaries.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly support: 31.5%
- Somewhat support: 27.9%
- Somewhat oppose: 21.9%
- Strongly oppose: 18.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-21
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-81](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-81)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2026-050, fielded June 21-21, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-81](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-81)