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How familiar are you, if at all, with the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?
|
Total |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
| Very familiar |
8% |
10% |
9% |
7% |
| Somewhat familiar |
21% |
22% |
25% |
21% |
| Heard the name |
31% |
34% |
28% |
34% |
| Never heard of |
30% |
27% |
29% |
26% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
8% |
9% |
12% |
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements:
a. Political ads online should be required to say who paid for the ad
|
Total |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
| Strongly agree |
57% |
63% |
52% |
69% |
| Somewhat agree |
27% |
23% |
35% |
22% |
| Somewhat disagree |
7% |
7% |
7% |
2% |
| Strongly disagree |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| Don’t know |
7% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
| Agree (net) |
84% |
86% |
88% |
91% |
| Disagree (net) |
9% |
10% |
9% |
4% |
b. Federal election laws are necessary to ensure fair elections
|
Total |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
| Strongly agree |
51% |
60% |
49% |
53% |
| Somewhat agree |
28% |
25% |
34% |
27% |
| Somewhat disagree |
8% |
6% |
9% |
5% |
| Strongly disagree |
4% |
3% |
2% |
7% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
| Agree (net) |
79% |
85% |
83% |
80% |
| Disagree (net) |
11% |
9% |
11% |
11% |
c. American elections are fair and open
|
Total |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
| Strongly agree |
16% |
15% |
23% |
10% |
| Somewhat agree |
34% |
32% |
41% |
37% |
| Somewhat disagree |
28% |
33% |
23% |
27% |
| Strongly disagree |
15% |
19% |
7% |
20% |
| Don’t know |
7% |
2% |
6% |
7% |
| Agree (net) |
50% |
46% |
64% |
47% |
| Disagree (net) |
44% |
52% |
30% |
46% |
Read this Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos poll’s methodology.
See full poll results from Ipsos here.
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