Q01
Message
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U.S. Voting History and Civic Participation Survey
Maps how and why people participate (or don't participate) in U.S. elections — registration status, election types voted in, ballot method, and the barriers that get in the way — with an AI follow-up that digs into the real story behind someone's most recent voting decision. Built for civic organizations, campaigns, and researchers studying turnout.
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13 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Are you currently registered to vote at your current address?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired
In the last five years, which types of elections have you voted in? Select all that apply.
- Presidential general election
- Midterm general election
- Primary elections
- Local or municipal elections
- Special elections or ballot measures
Q04
Opinion ScaleRequired
How important is voting to you personally?
Scale: 1 – 10
Min:Not important at allMax:Extremely important
Q05
Multiple ChoiceRequired
In the most recent election you voted in, how did you cast your ballot?
- In person on election day
- In person during early voting
- By mail or absentee ballot
- I have never voted
- Other
Q06
Matrix
How much of an obstacle has each of the following been to you voting?
5 rows × 4 columns
- Taking time off work or arranging childcare
- Getting to a polling location
- Long lines or wait times
- Voter ID or registration requirements
- Not having enough information about candidates or issues
Columns: Never an issue · Sometimes an issue · Often an issue · Has stopped me from voting
Q07
Ranking
Rank these from the strongest to the weakest influence on your decision to vote in a given election.
- The candidates or their policies
- A sense of civic duty
- Encouragement from friends or family
- News or media coverage
- How close the race seems to be
- How convenient it is to vote
Drag to rank
Q08
AI Interview
Reconstruct what actually happened around the respondent's most recent voting decision: what made them show up (or not), what almost stopped them, and whether any barrier they mentioned in the previous question changed the outcome. If they said they've never voted, probe specifically for the biggest reason and whether anything would change that for the next election. Anchor on concrete details (which election, what obstacle, what they did about it) rather than general attitudes about voting.
Q09
Opinion ScaleRequired
How likely are you to vote in the next major election?
Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Definitely will not voteMax:Definitely will vote
Q10
Multiple Choice
What is your age range?
- 18-24
- 25-34
- 35-44
- 45-54
- 55-64
- 65+
- Prefer not to say
Q11
Multiple Choice
How would you describe your political party affiliation, if any?
- Democrat
- Republican
- Independent
- Another party
- No affiliation
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice
What is the highest level of education you've completed?
- High school or less
- Some college, no degree
- Associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Graduate or professional degree
- Prefer not to say
Q13
Message
Thank you for sharing your experience! Your answers will be combined with others to help identify what helps or hinders people from voting — no individual response will be shared or attributed to you.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Includes an AI follow-up interview that reconstructs the real story behind a respondent's most recent voting decision, going beyond static multiple-choice answers
- Combines structured questions (registration status, election types voted in, ballot method) with a matrix on barriers to voting and a ranking question on influences, giving both breadth and depth in one flow
- Captures attitudinal data (importance of voting, likelihood to vote next election) alongside behavioral and demographic questions (age, party affiliation, education) for richer segmentation
- Ends with a transparent chat-style thank-you message and can auto-generate a report combining these responses with others, useful for civic organizations and campaigns tracking turnout drivers
SurveyMonkey
U.S. Voting History Survey TemplateThis is a ready-to-field template covering core voting history topics like registration, past elections voted in, and ballot method. It's built on SurveyMonkey's established survey infrastructure with broad distribution and analytics options. However, it appears to be a fixed-question template without any adaptive or conversational follow-up mechanism.
What it does well
- Ready-to-use fielding template on a well-established survey platform
- Likely benefits from SurveyMonkey's broad panel/distribution and analytics tooling
- Covers standard voting history question types (registration, election participation, ballot method)
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up to probe the reasoning behind a respondent's voting decisions — answers are limited to what's pre-scripted
- No voice AI interview or guided screen-share task option for richer qualitative data collection
- No published methodology on question logic or per-response quality scoring
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