Map Shows States With Most Mail-in Voting as Supreme Court Backs Trump Admin
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to temporarily enforce parts of an executive order that restricts mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. Mail-in voting is widely used in some states, especially in the West, while many Southern and Midwestern states use it less.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s block on parts of President Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting.
- Nearly a third of Americans (30.3%) voted by mail in the 2024 election.
- Western states like Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Colorado had the highest mail-in voting rates, with Oregon at 99.3%.
- Southern and Midwestern states, such as West Virginia and Texas, had very low mail-in voting rates (around 3%).
- President Trump’s order requires federal agencies to create voter lists and the Postal Service to send mail ballots only to those on these lists.
- Democratic leaders in 23 states and Washington, D.C. sued to block the order, citing state and congressional authority over elections.
- The Supreme Court ruled states and D.C. cannot legally challenge the order at this time but did not decide if the order is lawful.
- Studies show mail-in voting fraud is very rare, with about 4 cases per 10 million votes from 2016 to 2022.
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