According to a survey in July 2022, 80 percent of Democratic respondents in the United States thought the popular vote, where votes are totaled across all states, was the better way to choose a president.
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Public opinion on the way in which the president is elected in the United States in 2022, by party identification
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Pew Research Center. (August 5, 2022). Public opinion on the way in which the president is elected in the United States in 2022, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132236/opinions-adults-choose-president-us-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on the way in which the president is elected in the United States in 2022, by party identification." Chart. August 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132236/opinions-adults-choose-president-us-political-party/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Public opinion on the way in which the president is elected in the United States in 2022, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132236/opinions-adults-choose-president-us-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on The Way in Which The President Is Elected in The United States in 2022, by Party Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132236/opinions-adults-choose-president-us-political-party/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on the way in which the president is elected in the United States in 2022, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132236/opinions-adults-choose-president-us-political-party/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Public opinion on the way in which the president is elected in the United States in 2022, by party identification [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132236/opinions-adults-choose-president-us-political-party/
