Voters Worry About Election Fraud, Lose Trust
… key swing states (nearly 32%). The breakdown by sections of states is:
- 8% — Southern states
- 4% — Northern states
- 13% — Midwest
- 16% — Western states
- 21% — Primary election states
- 6% — Washington, D.C.
Increasing voter worry leads to a sharp decrease in citizen trust for both the election process and the voting outcomes.
According to nCipher Security’s data:
- Five percent of Americans will trust the 2020 election results.
- Five percent are unsure if they’ll trust the results.
- Seventeen percent won’t trust the election results at all.
- The majority of Americans (more than 57%) won’t trust the election results if Trump wins.
Security partners may need to proactively work with their customers to help elevate trust levels by communicating to the voting public facts about security levels surrounding elections.
This is a tricky line to walk because divulging too much security information can help bad actors attack voter rolls, voting machines and vote counts. But considering where trust metrics stand now and that they may even drop further as election day gets nearer, something clearly needs to be done to address voter issues.
MSSPs may also be able to work with or point clients to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for additional guidance on addressing voter concerns and securing elections. And, guidance on building public trust can become another revenue stream for savvy MSSPs.
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