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A majority say Americans abroad should be able to vote for president

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More than six-in-ten Americans (62%) agree that citizens living abroad should be able to vote in U.S. presidential elections, including 35% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.

About one-in-five (21%) neither agree nor disagree, while 17% disagree, including 7% who strongly disagree.

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A majority say Americans abroad should be able to vote for president.

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: American citizens abroad should be able to vote in American presidential elections.

  • Strongly agree 34.8%
  • Agree 27.0%
  • Neither agree nor disagree 20.9%
  • Disagree 10.6%
  • Strongly disagree 6.7%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.4%

educ_pol

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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
2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.4%
Module
educ_pol

Source

Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co

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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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