How Voters And Nonvoters See The World

Share of voters and nonvoters who agreed with each of the following statements

Question
Nonvoters
Voters
Traditional parties and politicians don’t care about people like me. 80% 73%
The mainstream media are more interested in making money than telling the truth. 80% 72%
The American economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful. 78% 69%
We should have a third major political party in addition to the Democrats and Republicans. 64% 67%
Success in life is pretty much determined by forces outside our control. 46% 34%
Most issues discussed in Washington don’t affect me personally. 47% 32%
We should do away with the Electoral College and elect presidents by the popular vote. 61% 57%
Voting in elections has little to do with the way that real decisions are made in our country. 66% 45%
Elections in this country are free and fair for all. 45% 56%
It makes no difference who is elected president – things go on just as they did before. 53% 24%
I’m only one person, so my vote doesn’t make a difference. 50% 17%
Voting in my state is harder than it should be. 19% 12%