New Poll Finds Broad Support for Voter ID


Almost three-quarters of all Americans support the idea that people should have to show photo identification to vote, according to a new Washington Post poll. 


 


Highlights:



  • Overall, there is high, strong and cross-party support for such laws.


  • About half of those polled see voter fraud as a “major problem” in presidential elections.


  • Slightly more Americans are concerned with fraud than with voter suppression.


  • 57 percent see a genuine interest in fair elections as a big motivator.


  • Big majorities of those whom critics see as bearing the brunt of the laws are supportive of them, including about three-quarters of seniors and those with household incomes under $50,000 and two-thirds of non-whites.

New Poll Finds Broad Support for Voter ID


Almost three-quarters of all Americans support the idea that people should have to show photo identification to vote, according to a new Washington Post poll. 


 


Highlights:



  • Overall, there is high, strong and cross-party support for such laws.


  • About half of those polled see voter fraud as a “major problem” in presidential elections.


  • Slightly more Americans are concerned with fraud than with voter suppression.


  • 57 percent see a genuine interest in fair elections as a big motivator.


  • Big majorities of those whom critics see as bearing the brunt of the laws are supportive of them, including about three-quarters of seniors and those with household incomes under $50,000 and two-thirds of non-whites.