Democrats Strongly Support Mail-In Voting While Republicans Oppose, Poll Shows

Voter ID requirement and paper ballot backups have highest support among Republicans, the survey found.

Voters use an optional paper ballot voting booth to cast their votes early before the May 3 primary at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus, Ohio, on April 26, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A solid majority of Americans support the use of voter ID and paper ballot backups as measures to ensure election integrity, yet they remain divided along party lines over the issue of voting by mail, according to a survey.

The Pew Research Center poll, released on Feb. 7, found that 84 percent of Democrats believe voting by mail should be available to all voters, while 28 percent of Republicans favor this requirement. On a national average, 57 percent of respondents support this proposal.