Fewer than half (43 percent) of the public say they have a great deal of confidence that their vote will be counted accurately. Roughly four in ten (38 percent) Americans report having only some confidence, while close to one in five (17 percent) say they have hardly any confidence their vote will be accurately counted. Democrats are more likely than Republicans and independents to report a high degree of confidence in the voting system (55 percent vs. 44 percent and 35 percent, respectively). There are stark differences among likely voters, with 70 percent of Clinton supporters but only 41 percent of Trump supporters, reporting a great deal of confidence their votes will be counted accurately.

Some elections experts have raised questions about the accuracy of computerized voting systems. One told Secrets that manipulating the total vote count in states is “child’s play.”

Trump has taped reports claiming that those disqualified from voting are planning to vote, or have. PRRI said:

The survey found support for some of those claims. “Americans are almost evenly divided over what constitutes the more significant problem with U.S. elections today: People casting votes who are not eligible (37 percent) or eligible voters being denied the right to vote (41 percent). Roughly two-thirds (66 percent) of Republicans believe voter fraud is a bigger problem than voter disenfranchisement, while a similar number of Democrats (62 percent) say eligible voters being denied access is the bigger problem facing the election system.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]