AsIn a July 16 primetime speech, PresidentDonald Trumpurged Americans to contact lawmakers to support the legislation, saying it would address election system vulnerabilities. 

The act passed the U.S.House of Representatives in February and is stalled in theSenate.The survey was conducted after his remarks (July 17–20, 2026).

The new poll, released Thursday, finds roughly eight in 10 registered voters favor requiring photo identification to register to vote (83%) and to cast a ballot (77%).

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Backing for voter ID spans the political spectrum, though intensity varies.Nearly allRepublicansthink it should be mandatory (96% to register, 95% to vote), as do roughly eight in 10 independents (83%, 77%). 

Democrats are a bit less supportive, with 72% backing photo ID to register and 62% to vote.Outside party lines, most groups favor photo ID, including Hispanic voters (85% to register, 76% to vote) and voters under age 30 (82%, 75%).

Looking toward the fall midterms, most are broadly confident eligible voters will be able to vote (76%), though fewer feel sure ineligible voters will be prevented from doing so (61%).Confidence in eligible ballot access is high across party lines, while Republicans are less certain thanDemocratsand independents about ineligible voting.

Nearly two-thirds (64%) favor universalmail-in voting, holding steady since September 2025.Partisan divisions persist, as nearly nine in 10 Democrats and seven in 10 independents support mail-in voting, while about six in 10 Republicans oppose it.

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Despite majority backing, views are divided on the accuracy of mail-in ballots.A narrow 51% majority is confident they will be counted accurately, while 48% disagree.Two-thirds of Democrats trust the accuracy of the count, while roughly six in 10 Republicans and independents think it’s unlikely.

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Most also favor counting ballots postmarked by Election Day, even if they arrive later.Seven in 10 support the practice, including large majorities of Democrats (88%) and independents (74%), while closer to half ofRepublicansoppose (53%).

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In June, theSupreme Courtupheld a Mississippi law permitting late mail-in ballots to be counted if postmarked by Election Day.

Regardless of voting method, more express confidence that votes will be counted accurately in their state (64%) than at the national level (53%).Democrats trust both, while more Republicans and independents are assured by state tallies.In addition, by a 2-to-1 margin, more voters think state governments (68%) rather than the federal government (31%) should haveelection authority, a view shared across all major political groups.

Overall, six in 10 are confident the final vote count will be fair and accurate, even if completing the tally takes several days after Election Day.Roughly seven in 10 Democrats are confident, while more than half of Republicans are not.Independents are divided (52% confident, 47% not).

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Conducted July 17-20, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw &Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (70) and cellphones (681) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (252).Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. 

The survey includes an oversample of 200 voters aged 18-29, bringing the sample size for that subgroup to 350 (±5).Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher.In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population.