The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 63% of Likely U.S. Voters support the SAVE Act, including 47% who Strongly Support the legislation. Thirty-two percent (32%) are opposed to the bill, including 21% who Strongly Oppose the bill.
This means a substantial majority of voters want the Senate to pass the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. What’s more, those who “Strongly Support the legislation” outnumber those who “who Strongly Oppose the bill” by more than two-to-one.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act was approved by the House of Representatives last year and is now under consideration in the Senate. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans, 43% of Democrats and 60% of voters not affiliated with either major party at least somewhat support the SAVE Act.
Other polls show similar levels of support.
A majority of voters also favor another election integrity measure advocated by President Donald Trump. Fifty-eight percent (58%) support enacting a law in their state requiring the use of paper ballots for all elections, including 35% who would Strongly Support it. Thirty-three percent (33%) are opposed to requiring paper ballots, including 20% who Strongly Oppose such a law. Support for requiring paper ballots has just slightly declined since February 2025, when 60% favored such a law in their state. Among those who would Strongly Support a law in their state to require the use of paper ballots, 86% support passage of the SAVE Act.
Eighty-five percent (83%) of voters believe only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections. Only 11% disagree. This finding is nearly unchanged from our August 2024 survey. Among those who think only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections, 67% support the SAVE Act.
Majorities of every political category – 90% of Republicans, 79% of Democrats and 80% of unaffiliated voters – say only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections.
Seventy-two percent (78%) of Republicans, 43% of Democrats and 55% of unaffiliated voters would support a law requiring paper ballots for all elections in their state.
Majorities of every racial category – 88% of whites, 69% of black voters, 74% of Hispanics and 81% of other minorities – believe only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections.
Support for the SAVE Act also crosses racial lines, with 64% of whites, 51% of black voters, 68% of Hispanics and 70% of other minorities at least somewhat supporting passage of the legislation.
Voters under 30 are less likely than their elders to support the SAVE Act. Those 65 and older are most likely to Strongly Support a law requiring paper ballots for all elections in their state.
Among those who voted for Trump in the 2024 presidential election, 92% support the SAVE Act, while 58% of Kamala Harris voters are opposed to the legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
The survey of 1,098 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on February 26 and March 8-10, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. To see survey question wording, click here.
This means a substantial majority of voters want the Senate to pass the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. What’s more, those who “Strongly Support the legislation” outnumber those who “who Strongly Oppose the bill” by more than two-to-one.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act was approved by the House of Representatives last year and is now under consideration in the Senate. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans, 43% of Democrats and 60% of voters not affiliated with either major party at least somewhat support the SAVE Act.
Other polls show similar levels of support.
A majority of voters also favor another election integrity measure advocated by President Donald Trump. Fifty-eight percent (58%) support enacting a law in their state requiring the use of paper ballots for all elections, including 35% who would Strongly Support it. Thirty-three percent (33%) are opposed to requiring paper ballots, including 20% who Strongly Oppose such a law. Support for requiring paper ballots has just slightly declined since February 2025, when 60% favored such a law in their state. Among those who would Strongly Support a law in their state to require the use of paper ballots, 86% support passage of the SAVE Act.
Eighty-five percent (83%) of voters believe only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections. Only 11% disagree. This finding is nearly unchanged from our August 2024 survey. Among those who think only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections, 67% support the SAVE Act.
Majorities of every political category – 90% of Republicans, 79% of Democrats and 80% of unaffiliated voters – say only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections.
Seventy-two percent (78%) of Republicans, 43% of Democrats and 55% of unaffiliated voters would support a law requiring paper ballots for all elections in their state.
Majorities of every racial category – 88% of whites, 69% of black voters, 74% of Hispanics and 81% of other minorities – believe only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections.
Support for the SAVE Act also crosses racial lines, with 64% of whites, 51% of black voters, 68% of Hispanics and 70% of other minorities at least somewhat supporting passage of the legislation.
Voters under 30 are less likely than their elders to support the SAVE Act. Those 65 and older are most likely to Strongly Support a law requiring paper ballots for all elections in their state.
Among those who voted for Trump in the 2024 presidential election, 92% support the SAVE Act, while 58% of Kamala Harris voters are opposed to the legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
The survey of 1,098 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on February 26 and March 8-10, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. To see survey question wording, click here.
