Polling Data on Election-Related Issues

Some interesting data on several election-policy issues from a recent Ipsos poll for Axios:

What we’re watching: Most Black respondents (82%), Hispanic Americans (77%), Asian Americans (63%) and white respondents (59%) say the president should be elected nationally by popular vote rather than by the Electoral College.

  • Two-thirds of all Americans say election day should be a national holiday.
  • About eight in 10 voters overall support requiring photo ID to vote in person, slightly less — 73%— for Black respondents.
  • Majorities of Black Americans (81%), white Americans (70%), Hispanic respondents (64%) and Asian Americans (63%) support restoring voting rights to convicted felons who have served their time.
  • Only Black Americans (52%) favor allowing convicted felons who are still in prison to vote.
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