A majority of Americans are expecting there to be some level of cheating and voter fraud in the 2024 election cycle, according to the latest polling data by Rasmussen.

The pollster’s most recent survey, published on Wednesday, found that 56 percent of respondents believe officials have dismissed allegations of cheating and voter fraud that could have influenced electoral outcomes. This sentiment was shared by 44 percent of Democrats and 74 percent of Republicans.

The survey also found that 52 percent of likely voters think that fraudulent activities influenced the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections, which resulted in a far less successful night for Republicans than most pollsters had anticipated. Notably, this view was also shared by 41 percent of self-identified Democrats.

Meanwhile, many fear that the problem is likely to persist, particularly as the country’s focus shifts to the 2024 elections and the Democratic Party’s attempts to block and overturn election integrity reforms implemented by Republican state legislatures.

Rasmussen reports that over half of the respondents, 54 percent, share the belief that cheating will “influence the outcome” of the 2024 election, which is likely to be a re-run of the 2020 election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Allegations of voter fraud continue to cast a shadow over the Biden White House to this day.

Around 30 percent of the survey’s respondents also claimed that cheating in future elections is “very likely.” Approximately 69 percent of Republicans and 46 percent of Democrats are expecting cheating in the 2024 elections, an alarming figure that will inevitably undermine trust in America and its democratic institutions.

Even though there is a consensus that election fraud is a widespread issue, opinions diverge considerably on who holds the best remedy. When asked which party they trusted more to safeguard the sanctity of elections, 40 percent of voters favored Republicans, while 39 percent sided with Democrats.

This divide was also prominent among Independent voters, who preferred Republicans on the issue over Democrats by a margin of 37 percent to 28 percent, while a significant 34 percent said they were unsure. Fears of cheating are not confined to the older generations, with voters under 40 reporting showing the highest levels of suspicion towards election cheating and electoral skullduggery.

Despite vigorous efforts by Democrats and their media allies to dismiss concerns about electoral fraud as Republican sour grapes, with many dubbing the theories “The Big Lie,” around 40 percent of Americans still do not believe that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 election.

Speaking at a CNN town hall event last month, Trump reasserted his position that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 election, describing Biden’s ascent to the White House as the “most embarrassing moment in the history of our country.”

“We got 12 million more votes than we had in – as you know, in 2016. I actually say we did far better in that election, got the most that anybody’s ever gotten as a sitting president of the United States,” he explained. “I think that, when you look at that result and when you look at what happened during that election, unless you’re a very stupid person, you see what happens… That was a rigged election, and it’s a shame that we had to go through it. It’s very bad for our country.”