Voting Confidence
Critical Analysis
Based on the data from the chart above, what percentage of Democrats expressed confidence in the electoral system in 2020?
Based on the data from the chart above, what percentage of Republicans expressed confidence in the electoral system in 2020?
Based on the data from the chart above, what percentage of Republicans expressed confidence in the electoral system in 2004?
Based on the data from the chart above, identify one trend in confidence in the integrity of voting.
Explain the cause of the trend you identified in the data from the chart?
Explain how the trend you identified will affect the 2024 election.
As Republican confidence in the electoral system waned, Republicans lost control of the White House and the Senate. How do you think declining Republican confidence might impact Republican political power in the future?
How confident are you that your (or if you are under 18, your parents’ votes) were accurately counted?
Explain how the source of news media you consume impacts your confidence in the election?
Imagine that you lived in a country that had a rigged electoral system. Would you participate in elections?
Liz Cheney (R-WY) is about to be deposed from Republican leadership because she has refused to endorse Donald Trump’s lie that the election was rigged. Explain whether you think Liz Cheney should be removed from party leadership?
Across the country, state legislators have introduced over 360 bills that restrict voting rights, per a count by the Brennan Center on Justice — the majority of which aim to restrict absentee voting in one way or another. Several have already been enacted, including in key states like Georgia and Florida. Explain the connection between the attempt to restrict voting and confidence in the voting system?
Learning Extension
Read the VOX article on voter electoral confidence.
Action Extension
Register to vote. It will take two minutes. Yes, I know we just had an election, and hopefully we will have more. So get registered.
Visual Extension
The data below was recorded in October, 2020, before the 2020 election.
The data above was recorded in October, 2020, before the 2020 election.