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New Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Federal Voting Rights Legislation And Passage With Simple Majority

  • August 31, 2021

Voters in seven critical states including Arizona and West Virginia support voting rights provisions in S1 and HR4 and want the Senate to act with a simple majority

ATLANTA — Today, Fair Fight released new polling conducted by PPP showing strong support for proposals being considered by Congress to protect voting rights among voters in Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Further, in all seven states surveyed, a clear majority of voters want the Senate to act with a simple majority as opposed to 60 votes required by Senate filibuster rules.

Key findings of the poll:

  • Voters overwhelmingly agree that Congress has a responsibility to ensure that eligible voters are able to cast their ballots without burdens. Arizona voters, for instance, support this by a 76-21% margin and West Virginia voters support this by a 63-23% margin.
  • Voters show overwhelming support for reducing long lines and wait times at polling places. Arizona voters, for instance, support this by a 74-15% margin and West Virginia voters support this by a 61-27% margin.
  • Voters across all seven states show strong support for preventing the closure of polling places in rural and urban communities, a provision in the For the People Act. Arizona voters, for instance, support this by a 73-18% margin and West Virginia voters support this by a 68-23% margin.
  • The proposal to ensure fair districts and stop partisan gerrymandering is another proposal that garners strong support, and is one of the most popular proposals across the seven states surveyed. Arizona voters, for instance, support this by a 76-9% margin and West Virginia voters support this by a 68-14% margin.
  • Voters show strong support for allowing the Department of Justice to review state laws before they go into effect in order to make sure they do not discriminate against voters based on race. Arizona voters, for instance, support this by a 65-30% margin and West Virginia voters support this by a 64-31% margin.
  • Voters care about voting rights, and a majority across all seven states polled say they are less likely to vote for candidates who support legislation erecting unnecessary barriers to voting.
  • When asked whether or not they think Congress should pass legislation at the federal level that protects the right to vote, a majority of voters agree.
  • Voters in each state oppose allowing a filibuster to get in the way of voting rights legislation, and voters in each state believe that Democrats should pass voting rights legislation even if no Republicans support it.
  • In every state — including West Virginia — at least a plurality of voters supports Democrats passing voting rights legislation even if no Republican supports it.

Read the full polling memo here.

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