The ‘election liars’ who could skew the polls in the 2024 presidential race
Given the divisive nature of politics today, many people are reluctant to share who they’ll vote for in 2024, but new polls reveal who is least likely to tell the truth about their vote.
Overall, twenty-three percent of voters said they have lied about who they voted for to close family or friends, according to a new Axios Vibes survey conducted by The Harris Poll.
But when it comes to lying about their vote, America’s youngest voters identified as “Gen Z” are the most likely.
The poll found that nearly half of Gen Z voters – 48 percent – have lied to someone close to them about who they are voting for.
That’s followed by 38 percent of millennials, ages 27 to 42, 17 percent of Generation X, and just six percent of boomers, ages 60 and older.
With nearly one in four people willing to lie about who they support in the 2024 election, this could prove problematic for the presidential race.
Voters will cast their ballots at an early polling place in Michigan on October 29. Nearly one in four voters say they have lied to someone close to them about who they are voting for.
“There’s a new privacy emerging here, where it’s much more convenient to lie about it or not talk about it,” John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll, told Axios.
“The new social etiquette should be like Switzerland: why do you want that heat?” he added.
The poll found that 33 percent of respondents said they are not close to some family due to different political beliefs.
That number rose to 44 percent among Gen Z and 47 percent among Millennials.
The Axios Vibes survey shows that more than half of voters believe their vote is a private matter.
While nearly one in four say they have lied, 22 percent said they might lie.
When it comes to party affiliation, 27 percent of Democrats say they have lied, 24 percent of Republicans and 20 percent of Independents.
But the survey did not ask them who they lied to or how exactly they lied.
The Harris Poll is not affiliated with Vice President Harris’ campaign.
Nearly 50 million Americans have already cast ballots in what could be one of the closest races in history.
With just six days to go, the polls have stalled
Nearly 50 million Americans have already cast ballots in what could be one of the closest races in history
When it comes to party affiliation, 27 percent of Democrats say they have lied, 24 percent of Republicans and 20 percent of Independents.
Polls are deadlocked with just six days left in the campaign, with former President Donald Trump and Harris focusing on the seven swing states likely to determine the winner.
In most of the swing states that will ultimately determine the winner, there is less than a one-point difference between the candidates, while betting markets show Harris’ chances of winning have plummeted.