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

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## Reading

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.

## Topline

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## 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: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: educ_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#voting-rights-for-americans-living-abroad](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#voting-rights-for-americans-living-abroad)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#voting-rights-for-americans-living-abroad](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#voting-rights-for-americans-living-abroad)