One in Four Voters Support Postponing Election in November If Coronavirus Threat Persists

Party Affiliation Does Not Impact Opinion on Postponing Election in November

One in four voters are ready to postpone the election in November — for the first time in U.S. history — if the coronavirus threat continues. Interestingly, there’s no statistical significance in opinion based on party affiliation.

According to a new Rasmussen Reports national online and telephone survey, 25% of likely voters think the election should be delayed “if necessary” due to the threat from the coronavirus, or COVID-19. Sixty-two percent (62%) are opposed and 13% are undecided.

Republicans (26%), Democrats (25%) and unaffiliated voters (25%) agree on delaying the election, and that unanimity is even higher on the question of delaying upcoming primaries.

Nearly half (48%) of all likely voters support delaying upcoming state primaries due to the coronavirus, and 37% disagree and 15% are not sure. Republicans (52%), Democrats (48%) and unaffiliated voters (45%) agree on delaying the primaries, while 35%, 37% and 37%, respectively, disagree.

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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted March 17-18, 2020 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.