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Do 80% of Americans support voter ID?
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Yes.
Polls show roughly 80% of Americans support requiring photo identification to vote.
Pew Research Center (August 2025): 83% of U.S. adults strongly favored or favored βrequiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote.βΒ
Rasmussen Reports (January 2025): Asked if requiring photo ID to vote is βa reasonable measure to protect the integrity of elections,β 77% of likely voters said yes.
Gallup (October 2024): 84% of U.S. adults favored βrequiring all voters to provide photo identification at their voting place.β Also, 83% favored βrequiring people who are registering to vote for the first time to provide proof of citizenship.β
The House-passed SAVE America Act, supported by President Donald Trump, is awaiting a Senate vote. It would require voter ID and proof of citizenship at the time of registration.
Thirty-six states request or require identification for in-person voting. Wisconsin requires it.
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Sources
- Pew Research Center: 2025 Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel
- Rasmussen Reports: Questions β Voter ID β January 26-28, 2025
- Gallup: Americans Endorse Both Early Voting and Voter Verification
- Bipartisan Policy Center: Five Things to Know About the SAVE Act
- NBC News: Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it
- PolitiFact: House passes Trump-supported voter ID law, Senate passage unlikely
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Voter ID Laws
- Wisconsin Watch: Voter ID
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