According to a survey in July 2022, 63 percent of respondents in the United States thought the better way to choose the president was by the popular vote, where votes are totaled across all states.
Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer?
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Pew Research Center. (August 5, 2022). Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center. "Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer?." Chart. August 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center. "Thinking about The Way in Which The President Is Elected in This Country, Which Would You Prefer?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
Pew Research Center, Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/ (last visited June 10, 2025)
Thinking about the way in which the president is elected in this country, which would you prefer? [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132086/opinions-adults-choose-president-us/
