When will the 2020 presidential election results be announced? (October 2020)

When will the 2020 presidential election results be announced? (October 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?"
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categoryTotal
On election night28%
1-2 days after Election Day23%
1 week after Election Day17%
A few weeks after Election Day11%
A month or more after Election Day6%
Don't know/No opinion15%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
On election night23%20%34%
1-2 days after Election Day29%19%20%
1 week after Election Day19%20%14%
A few weeks after Election Day11%8%11%
A month or more after Election Day5%12%6%
Don't know/No opinion13%22%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
On election night21%26%23%
1-2 days after Election Day29%20%32%
1 week after Election Day22%26%15%
A few weeks after Election Day12%9%12%
A month or more after Election Day5%9%4%
Don't know/No opinion11%12%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
On election night33%24%37%
1-2 days after Election Day22%18%20%
1 week after Election Day15%17%13%
A few weeks after Election Day12%12%9%
A month or more after Election Day5%8%6%
Don't know/No opinion13%21%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
On election night24%24%33%
1-2 days after Election Day24%30%19%
1 week after Election Day20%15%17%
A few weeks after Election Day14%8%10%
A month or more after Election Day6%6%7%
Don't know/No opinion12%18%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
On election night26%22%25%
1-2 days after Election Day28%25%19%
1 week after Election Day24%19%19%
A few weeks after Election Day9%17%13%
A month or more after Election Day4%4%10%
Don't know/No opinion9%14%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
On election night24%34%34%
1-2 days after Election Day21%15%22%
1 week after Election Day22%20%12%
A few weeks after Election Day11%10%8%
A month or more after Election Day8%9%4%
Don't know/No opinion14%12%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
On election night26%23%33%
1-2 days after Election Day22%33%22%
1 week after Election Day19%10%19%
A few weeks after Election Day11%8%9%
A month or more after Election Day7%5%5%
Don't know/No opinion14%21%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
On election night28%28%
1-2 days after Election Day22%24%
1 week after Election Day20%15%
A few weeks after Election Day10%11%
A month or more after Election Day8%5%
Don't know/No opinion12%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
On election night28%28%28%
1-2 days after Election Day29%22%19%
1 week after Election Day15%20%15%
A few weeks after Election Day11%12%7%
A month or more after Election Day4%7%7%
Don't know/No opinion14%12%24%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
On election night22%27%33%26%
1-2 days after Election Day28%25%23%18%
1 week after Election Day19%17%16%18%
A few weeks after Election Day10%9%9%15%
A month or more after Election Day6%9%5%5%
Don't know/No opinion15%13%15%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
On election night19%26%26%34%30%27%
1-2 days after Election Day27%25%19%23%29%17%
1 week after Election Day39%11%20%15%18%22%
A few weeks after Election Day1%11%12%7%9%14%
A month or more after Election Day0%7%6%6%4%9%
Don't know/No opinion14%19%18%14%10%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
On election night30%31%22%21%
1-2 days after Election Day22%24%24%26%
1 week after Election Day18%15%18%19%
A few weeks after Election Day8%11%14%15%
A month or more after Election Day7%3%10%6%
Don't know/No opinion15%17%13%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "When do you think the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be announced?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
On election night35%27%21%22%
1-2 days after Election Day23%24%23%23%
1 week after Election Day17%16%22%15%
A few weeks after Election Day8%11%16%4%
A month or more after Election Day4%8%6%6%
Don't know/No opinion13%15%11%30%

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