Republican voters are much more likely to vote in 2018 than Democratic ones, poll finds

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published 19 July 2017

Seventy-two percent of people who strongly approve of President Trump, and 65 percent of Republicans overall, say they are "absolutely certain" to vote in the 2018 midterm election, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll has found.

Historically, Democrats have struggled to bring voters to the polls for midterms, with Republican turnout 17 percent higher than Democratic turnout under Democratic presidents and 6 percent higher under Republican presidents, The New York Times reports.

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The poll reached 1,001 adults between July 10-13 in English and Spanish and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 points. Read more about the findings here.

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