Scripps News/Ipsos poll finds many Americans are expecting violence following Election Day

Oct. 24, 2024 By Molly Miossi

ATLANTA – A new Scripps News/Ipsos poll found that 62% of Americans surveyed think it’s likely there will be violence related to political outcomes following Election Day. But an overwhelming majority of the country also feels their votes will be counted fairly and say they will accept the election results.

The survey results paint the picture of a country that remains mostly confident in its elections, but on edge about the potential fallout in the first presidential contest since the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol.

Key findings:

• Many Americans (62%) are expecting violence following Election Day, while about a quarter of those surveyed (23%) say it is not likely. Among Republicans, 59% say it is likely, compared to 70% of Democrats.
• Many of those surveyed (51%) support using the U.S. military to stop any potential violence around Election Day, including 61% of Republicans, 51% of Democrats and 50% of independents. About one-third of those surveyed (30%) are opposed.
• A significant number of Republicans (46%) is not confident that all votes will be accurately counted in the 2024 election, compared to 9% of Democrats and 29% of Independents.
• Still 77% say they are willing to accept the results even if their preferred candidate loses.
• The majority of Americans (65%) support a federal law protecting IVF treatments, and 55% support a law mandating insurance companies pay for IVF treatments. About a third of those surveyed (36%) support the government paying for IVF treatments.

Read the Scripps News story and find a link to the full poll results here.

The Scripps News/Ipsos poll was conducted by Ipsos from Oct. 18-20, using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®, the largest and most well-established online probability-based panel that is representative of the adult U.S. population. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,028 adults ages 18 or older. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

 

Media contact: Molly Miossi, The E.W. Scripps Company, 513-977-3713, [email protected]

 

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