Report · Politics

A majority would let at least some disputed North Carolina voters cast ballots

Reading

A 56% majority of Americans would let at least some of the disputed North Carolina voters cast ballots, according to an April 2025 Verasight survey. That includes 38% who say all U.S. citizens with legal ties to the state should be allowed to vote and 18% who would permit it only for those with strong legal or family ties, such as military or missionary families.

About a quarter (23%) say only those who have physically lived in the state should be eligible, while 21% are unsure or want more information.

Topline

single choice

Topline distribution

A majority would let at least some disputed North Carolina voters cast ballots.

A North Carolina appeals court recently ruled that ballots cast by individuals who have never physically lived in the state but are registered there must be invalidated in the 2024 State Supreme Court election. This includes U.S. Citizens such as the children of military families or missionaries who turned 18 while living abroad and claimed North Carolina as their legal residence. Do you believe these voters should be allowed to vote in North Carolina elections?

  • Yes - All U.S. Citizens with legal ties to the state should be allowed to vote. 38.1%
  • No - Only those who have physically lived in the state should be eligible 23.0%
  • Unsure / Need more information 20.9%
  • Yes - But only if they have strong legal or family ties (e.g., military or missionary families) 18.1%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

elections

View source

Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
elections

Source

Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. When a wave report is published, its field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that report.

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.
Reporting
The canonical report hub is reports.verasight.io. Verified legacy reports remain on their original hosts, and unpublished reports are marked pending.
Transparency
Verasight is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research Transparency Initiative.

The canonical report hub is reports.verasight.io; older reports may remain on verified legacy hosts.