Election Integrity: Voting Machines Still Aren’t Trusted

A majority of voters continue to suspect that electronic voting machines could be “hacked” remotely, and many say the machines make it easier to cheat.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 63% of Likely U.S. Voters are concerned that electronic voting systems may allow votes to be changed remotely through Internet connections during voting – a finding identical to our December survey – including 33% who are Very Concerned Thirty-three percent (33%) aren’t concerned about possible remote manipulation of electronic voting systems, including 12% who are Not At All Concerned. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Thirty-nine percent (39%) think electronic voting machines make it easier to cheat in elections – up from 36% who said so in December – while 21% now believe electronic voting machines make it harder to cheat. Thirty-one percent (31%) believe electronic voting machines do not make much difference in terms of cheating in elections, and 10% are not sure.

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The survey of 1,139 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on February 18-19 and 22, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Among those who think electronic voting machines make it easier to cheat in elections, 83% are at least somewhat concerned that electronic voting systems may allow votes to be changed remotely through Internet connections during voting.

Forty-seven percent (47%) of Republicans, 31% of Democrats and 38% of unaffiliated voters believe electronic voting machines make it easier to cheat in elections.

Seventy-three percent (73%) of Republicans, 59% of Democrats and 56% of unaffiliated voters are at least somewhat concerned that electronic voting systems may allow votes to be changed remotely through Internet connections during voting.

Men and women voters are about equally concerned that voting machines could be “hacked” to change votes, but more men (45%) than women voters (34%) think electronic voting machines make it easier to cheat in elections.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of whites, 72% of black voters, 71% of Hispanics and 61% of other minorities are at least somewhat concerned that electronic voting systems may allow votes to be changed remotely through Internet connections during voting. Hispanics are most likely to think that electronic voting machines make it easier to cheat in elections.

Older voters are more likely to believe electronic voting machines do not make much difference in terms of cheating in elections, while nearly half (48%) of those under 30 say the machines make it easier to cheat.

Breaking down the electorate by income categories, those earning between $30,000 and $50,000 a year are most likely to be Very Concerned that voting machines could be “hacked” to change votes.

Among those who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, 55% believe that electronic voting machines make it easier to cheat in elections, but just 27% of Kamala Harris voters share that belief.

On the issue of which party is more trusted to handle national security, Republicans have a clear advantage over Democrats, while the two parties are nearly tied on energy policy.

Most voters think the United States will launch military action against Iran soon, but nearly half say they would disapprove of such a strike.

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