Attitudes on voting in 2020 : preparing for elections during a pandemic / Jennifer Kavanagh, C. Ben Gibson, Quentin E. Hodgson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kavanagh, Jennifer, 1981- author.

Gibson, C. Ben, author.

Hodgson, Quentin E., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-A112-9.

[Research report] ; RR-A112-9.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voting--United States.

Voting.

Epidemics--Political aspects.

Epidemics.

COVID-19 (Disease)--Transmission.

COVID-19 (Disease).

United States.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

COVID-19 (Disease)--Transmission--United States--Prevention.

Absentee voting--United States.

Absentee voting.

Presidents--United States--Election--2017-.

Presidents.

Epidemics--Political aspects--United States.

United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.

Politics and government.

Presidents--Election.

Physical Description:

xvii, 77 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2020]

Summary:

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a severe threat to state election plans in 2020 for primaries and for the general election. To conduct an election during a potentially continuing threat from COVID-19, states need to consider how to conduct voter registration and provide voting options. How voters perceive and respond to these measures could affect turnout. RAND authors analyzed responses from 2,389 survey respondents about their expectations for public safety, election integrity, and the preparedness of local officials to manage the November 2020 election in the pandemic context. Responses indicate that both demographic characteristics and political partisanship influence respondent attitudes toward election safety, integrity, and preparedness. Although most voters say they believe that voting will be safe and that their vote will be counted despite the pandemic, those who question election safety and some who question election integrity appear less likely to vote. This report is part of RAND's Countering Truth Decay initiative, which is focused on restoring the role of facts, data, and analysis in U.S. political and civil discourse and the policymaking process.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction

ch. Two Assessments of Safety, Integrity, and Preparedness

Assessments of Safety

Assessments of Election Integrity

Assessments of Local Official Preparedness

Preferred Mitigations

Summary

ch. Three How Do Perceptions Shape Intention to Vote?

What We Know from Past Research

Intention to Vote in November 2020

Voting Intentions: Historical Comparisons

ch. Four Conclusions and Implications

Implications

Final Thoughts

APPENDIX

Weighted Characteristics and Regression Models.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-75).

See also RAND/RR-A112-8, RAND/RR-A112-10, RAND/TL-A112-1.

ISBN:

1977405649

9781977405647

OCLC:

1198250091