With less than two months left before the midterm elections on November 3, nearly a third of U.S. likely voters are still trying to decide which way they’ll cast their ballots, a new national Rasmussen survey finds.
Results of the survey conducted September 3 and 6-7 show that 30% of likely voters “are still deciding” who they’ll vote for, while 64% say they’ve made up their minds.
Curiously, 6% say they’re “not sure” whether they’re still deciding or have already made up their minds.
The ballots of younger voters are more likely to still be in play than are those of older voters. Less than half (46%) of the youngest voters (18-29) have made their choice. In contrast, four of five (81%) of those 65 and older have already decided how they’ll vote.
Likewise, those with the lowest incomes are more likely to still be in the process of deciding than are voters in the highest income bracket. Here, 38% voters with annual incomes under $30,000 have yet to decide how they’ll vote, compared to only 17% of voters making more than $200,000.
Women (35%) are more likely than men (25%) to still be in the process of making up their minds.
By party affiliation, more Republicans (30%) than Democrats haven’t decided how they’ll vote. Among voters unaffiliated with either party, 42% are still deciding.
In a separate question, Rasmussen asked respondents if they’ll be voting to support their party – or simply to oppose its opponent:
“Is your vote mainly for the party of your choice or against the other party?”
Two-thirds (66%) say their vote will be made to support their party, while 18% say it’ll be cast against a party, not for one. Another 16% say they’re not sure of their motivation.
Unaffiliated voters (26%) are nearly twice as likely as either Democrats (15%) and Republicans (14%) to report that they’ll cast their vote in order to oppose “the other party.”
