The confidence Republicans have in the election process has declined over the past two months, according to a new Gallup survey released Friday.
In January, 46 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said the way the presidential campaign is being conducted makes them feel as though the election process is working as it should. In February, 41 percent said the process was working. This month, that number came in at 30 percent.
Democrats’ and Democratic leaners’ views haven’t changed, the survey also found; 32 percent expressed confidence in the election process.
Among all adults surveyed, 30 percent in March said the election process is working, a drop of three points from February and seven points since January. Among registered voters, 29 percent said things are working as they should in this election process, while 69 percent said they are not.
In December 2011 during the previous election cycle, the same question was asked by Gallup. Thirty-nine percent of all adults nationwide said they thought the process was working, while 58 percent said it was not.
Regardless of faith in the process now, 71 percent of all registered voters said at least one candidate still in the 2016 running would make a good president, and 27 percent said no candidate was presidential material.
The results are based on telephone interviews conducted between March 16-17, surveying 1,012 adults nationwide — including 898 registered voters — with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
