There is a lot of disagreement among the public about Trump’s push against mail-in voting

Former President Donald Trump has once again made America’s voting system a hot topic in politics, but new research shows that most people don’t agree with his latest idea. This Monday, Trump said he will sign an executive order to get rid of mail-in votes and computerized voting machines before the 2026 midterm elections. Even though he spoke with strength, it seems that most people still don’t agree with him.

Trump’s New Plan for Elections

Trump called his plan a “movement” on Monday to bring back what he calls honesty and integrity to U.S. elections. He said that mail-in ballots and computerized voting machines are both wrong and cause problems, which he said makes elections less safe. He wrote a long essay on his Truth Social platform saying that mail-in voting will never make elections fair. He also promised that he and the Republican Party would “fight like hell” to change the system.

Trump’s dramatic proposal didn’t include a clear schedule or exact legal information about how such an executive order would work, which made others wonder if it was even possible.

What People Who Vote Think

The results of polls tell a different story than Trump’s angry words. Long-term survey trends show that most Americans still trust voting via mail. The stats have really become better since 2020. About 59% of voters at the time thought that mail-in ballots were counted appropriately. By 2024, that trust had grown to 75%, with even Republican voters exhibiting a huge change from 19% trust in 2020 to 72% trust in 2024.

This trend goes against Trump’s repeated claim that mail-in ballots are the root of fraud. Americans are becoming more and more accepting of the method, especially after using it for years during the pandemic.

Biden’s 2020 win is becoming more accepted

Trump claims the 2020 election was “stolen,” but surveys suggest most Americans disagree. In 2020, 60% of Americans considered Joe Biden’s win fair. Trump’s skepticism of the results hasn’t convinced the people, as that figure rose to 63% by 2024.

More Republican voters are embracing the election results. This shows that people are slowly but surely moving away from claims of massive fraud. This shows that Trump’s plan to bring up old problems again may not be working as well as he had hoped.

Experts say that Trump’s message isn’t getting through

Election experts say that Trump’s comments on mail-in voting have not changed people’s minds in his favor. Instead, a lot of people think his message is monotonous and not connected to what voters really care about in the forthcoming elections. Experts say that after years of hearing the same arguments, Americans seem to have made up their minds. Most people now trust the system more than they did before.

One political commentator put it simply: most Americans think Trump’s constant claims of election fraud are “full of it.”

International Angle Gets People Talking

Trump cited Putin’s recent TV comments, which escalated the issue. Trump said Putin told him mail-in ballots “rigged” the U.S. election and implied that Trump win in 2020.

Analysts quickly slammed the comments, arguing that citing a foreign leader, especially one who has subverted democratic elections, might make Trump look less legitimate.

The Big Picture for 2026

The argument over mail-in voting is unlikely to go away as the 2026 midterms get closer. But the statistics reveals that most American voters are happy with how the system operates. People trust absentee and early voting more now than they did in the past, and trust is growing in both political parties.

This could be a political risk for Trump. Instead of getting people to support him, his constant talk about voter fraud could turn off moderate voters who are happy with how prior elections turned out and want candidates to move on to important national concerns.