According to a poll released by the Pew Research Center on September 25, 2024:
““More than six-in-ten Americans (63%) would instead prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally. Roughly a third (35%) favor retaining the Electoral College system, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 9,720 adults conducted Aug. 26-Sept. 2, 2024."
Concerning the partisan breakdown of opinion, Pew reported:
“As has been the case for more than two decades, there are wide partisan differences in attitudes about the Electoral College:
● Eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor replacing the Electoral College with a popular vote system.
● Republicans and Republican leaners are more evenly divided: 53% favor keeping the Electoral College, while 46% would prefer to replace it.”
Concerning party and ideology, Pew reported:
“There are only modest differences by ideology on this question among Democrats:
● 87% of liberal Democrats and 74% of conservative and moderate Democrats say they would prefer presidents to be elected by popular vote.
“Ideological differences are wider among Republicans:
● 63% of conservative Republicans prefer keeping the current system.
● In contrast, 61% of moderate and liberal Republicans say they support a popular vote for president.
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