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Election Administration Confidence & Trust Survey

A non-partisan measure of public trust in how elections are run — confidence in vote counting, poll worker conduct, mail voting, and the information sources people rely on. It does not ask about candidates or parties. An AI follow-up digs into the 'why' behind each respondent's confidence rating so administrators can see which specific process step is driving trust or doubt.

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Election Administration Confidence & Trust Survey

Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your views on how elections are run. This survey is non-partisan — we're not asking about candidates or parties, just your confidence in the voting process itself. about 8 minutes.

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14 questions · ~7 min
Q01
Message

Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your views on how elections are run. This survey is non-partisan — we're not asking about candidates or parties, just your confidence in the voting process itself. about 8 minutes.

Q02
Opinion ScaleRequired

Overall, how confident are you that votes in your area are counted accurately?

Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired

How did you vote in the most recent election you participated in?

  • In person on Election Day
  • In person during early voting
  • By mail or absentee ballot
  • Did not vote in the most recent election
Q04
Slider MatrixRequired

How confident are you in each part of the election process?

5 rows, one slider each
  • Ballots being counted accurately
  • Voter rolls being accurate and secure
  • Poll workers following proper procedures
  • Voting equipment functioning correctly
  • Mail ballots being processed securely
Slider 0–10Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q05
Rating Scale

If you voted in person, how would you rate your interaction with poll workers? (Skip if you didn't vote in person.)

Range: 1 – 5
Min:Very negativeMax:Very positive
Q06
Multiple Choice

If you voted by mail or absentee ballot, which best describes your experience?

  • Did not vote by mail or absentee
  • Requesting and returning my ballot was easy
  • I had some difficulty requesting or returning my ballot
  • I wasn't confident my mail ballot would actually be counted
Q07
RankingRequired

Rank these sources from most to least trusted for information about how to vote and how elections are run.

  1. Official election office website
  2. Local news coverage
  3. National news coverage
  4. Social media
  5. Friends or family
  6. Nonpartisan civic organizations (e.g., League of Women Voters)
Drag to rank
Q08
Multiple Choice

In the last election, did you personally encounter any of the following problems?

  • Long wait times
  • Confusion about voting location or hours
  • Registration or ID issues
  • Ballot or equipment malfunctions
Q09
AI Interview

Explore the reasoning behind the respondent's overall confidence rating in vote counting accuracy. If they rated it low (0-4), probe which specific stage of the process concerns them most — counting, mail ballot handling, poll worker conduct, or equipment — and what would meaningfully restore their trust. If they rated it high (7-10), probe what specific experience or information source gives them that confidence. Always clarify whether their view is grounded in personal experience voting or in something they read, saw, or heard secondhand.

Q10
Opinion ScaleRequired

How confident are you that the official results announced after your most recent election accurately reflected how people voted?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Completely confident
Q11
Multiple Choice

What is your age range?

  • 18-24
  • 25-34
  • 35-44
  • 45-54
  • 55-64
  • 65+
  • Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice

What is your gender?

  • Woman
  • Man
  • Non-binary or another identity
  • Prefer not to say
Q13
Multiple Choice

Which best describes where you live?

  • Urban
  • Suburban
  • Rural
  • Prefer not to say
Q14
Message

That's everything — thank you for sharing your honest perspective. Your responses will be combined with others (never linked to your identity) into a report on where confidence in election administration is strong and where it needs to be rebuilt.

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.

Why this template

What this template is built to do — we found no directly comparable template from other survey tools to review.

What sets it apart

  • Includes an rating-scale item on vote-counting confidence paired with an AI follow-up interview step that adaptively probes the specific reasoning behind that rating, rather than stopping at a static number
  • Separates the election process into distinct trust dimensions via a slider grid (counting, poll workers, mail voting, etc.) so administrators can pinpoint which step drives doubt
  • Captures both in-person (rating on poll worker interaction) and mail/absentee (multiple-choice experience) voting paths, plus a ranking question on trusted information sources, giving process-level and channel-level detail
  • Explicitly non-partisan in scope — no candidate or party questions — with automated per-response quality scoring and an auto-generated report to summarize findings for administrators

Frequently asked questions

What questions are in the “Election Administration Confidence & Trust Survey” template?

The template includes 14 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your views on how elections are run. This survey is non-partisan — we're not as…” · “Overall, how confident are you that votes in your area are counted accurately?” · “How did you vote in the most recent election you participated in?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.

How long does this survey take to complete?

Respondents typically finish the 14 questions in about 7 minutes.

Can I customize this template?

Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.

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