Trust in Michigan elections: Poll shows partisan divide despite overall confidence

Report: Voter confidence in election systems high, but more education needed

Getty ImagesVoters in Michigan had a high opinion of the 2024 election being accurate, fair and secure, both before and after the election took place, and appear to have the same confidence in the upcoming 2026 election, according to a new poll that was hailed Thursday by a bipartisan group. Poll findings released this week from Glengarrif Group showed that eight in 10 voters – from a sample size of 800 registered voters with a margin of error o…

Trust in Michigan elections: Poll shows partisan divide despite overall confidence

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – While more than three quarters of voters in Michigan say the November 2024 election was fair and accurate, just over half of voters are not satisfied with the condition of democracy, according to a poll released Thursday.

POLL: Here's what Michigan voters think about elections in the state

Eight in ten voters in Michigan say they are confident in the fairness, security and accuracy of the upcoming 2026 election, when the state will pick a new governor.On Thursday, two former governors Jim Blanchard and John Engler and other former elected officials in Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry and Rep. Mike Bishop discussed the new findings from a Lansing-based research firm."I think the one thing we all agree on is that there isn't some wides…

Confidence in elections among U.S. local officials: Effects of social trust, partisanship and political ambition

The U.S. public’s confidence in elections is intensively studied in the last decade but little is known about election confidence among locally elected officials, whose roles and community status may influence public opinion. Using a nationally representative survey of local election officials, we compare election confidence among local elected officials with that of the general public. Local elected officials are more likely to trust both local…

Poll finds most Michigan voters confident in election security

Former Michigan governors and other politicians gathered together in Grand Rapids this week for the unveiling of a poll on voter confidence in elections. The survey was conducted among 800 registered voters in the state earlier this month. Former Governor Jim Blanchard talked about what it found. “The people of this state overwhelmingly support our election system,” Blanchard said. “They believe it’s to be fair and accurate, and that’s really th…