Voter ID Amendment Popular with Unaffiliated Voters
August 29, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Unaffiliated voters across North Carolina showed strong support (63 percent) for the voter ID constitutional amendment. That’s 2-1 in favor of the amendment amongst the fastest growing segment of North Carolina voters. Unaffiliated voters make up 31.5 percent of the state’s electorate.
Voter ID remains popular in polling nationally, including Civitas Polls. The majority of states, 34 to be exact, require some form of voter ID.
A Civitas Poll of voters in the 13th Congressional District in July found support for the amendment at 59 percent.
The latest Civitas Poll highlighted the views of unaffiliated on a number of political topics.
Crosstabs can be found here.
For questions, or to arrange an interview, please contact Brooke Medina, communications director, at bmedina@nccivitas.org.
Civitas has conducted live-caller voting in North Carolina since May 2005, and we are the only public policy organization offering statewide independent, nonpartisan data on a regular basis. Our polls have provided vital insights on what North Carolina voters think of the leaders and issues facing the state and nation.
Founded in 2005, the Civitas Institute is a Raleigh, NC-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy organization committed to advancing conservative ideas and shrinking the size of government. Civitas fights to eliminate government barriers to freedom so that North Carolinians can live a better life.
