Between the years 2020 and 2023, the majority of Americans were in favor of amending the U.S. Constitution so that presidential election winners would no longer be determined by the Electoral College and instead based on a popular vote. In 2023, only around one-third of Americans were in favor of keeping the current system.
Support among adults to base the presidential election winner on the popular vote in the United States from 2020 to 2023
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Change the current system so the candidate who receives the most votes wins
Keep current system so the candidate who wins Electoral College votes wins
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2023). Support among adults to base the presidential election winner on the popular vote in the United States from 2020 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132088/support-constitutional-amendment-presidential-election-winner-popular-vote-us/
Pew Research Center. "Support among adults to base the presidential election winner on the popular vote in the United States from 2020 to 2023." Chart. September 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132088/support-constitutional-amendment-presidential-election-winner-popular-vote-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Support among adults to base the presidential election winner on the popular vote in the United States from 2020 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132088/support-constitutional-amendment-presidential-election-winner-popular-vote-us/
Pew Research Center. "Support among Adults to Base The Presidential Election Winner on The Popular Vote in The United States from 2020 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132088/support-constitutional-amendment-presidential-election-winner-popular-vote-us/
Pew Research Center, Support among adults to base the presidential election winner on the popular vote in the United States from 2020 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132088/support-constitutional-amendment-presidential-election-winner-popular-vote-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Support among adults to base the presidential election winner on the popular vote in the United States from 2020 to 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132088/support-constitutional-amendment-presidential-election-winner-popular-vote-us/
