Topline & Methodology: ABC News/Ipsos Poll

TOPLINE & METHODOLOGY
ABC News/Ipsos Poll

Conducted by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®
A survey of the American general population (ages 18+)
Interview dates: December 27 – December 29, 2021
Number of interviews, adults: 982
Margin of error for the total sample: +/- 3.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level
NOTE: All results show percentages among all respondents, unless otherwise labeled. Reduced
bases are unweighted values.
NOTE: * = less than 0.5%, - = no respondents
Annotated Questionnaire:
1. How confident are you in the integrity of the U.S. electoral system overall:
Total
Very confident 20
Somewhat confident 39
Not so confident 27
Not confident at all 14
Skipped -
Total confident (Net) 59
Total not confident (Net) 41
2. What one word comes to mind when you think about what happened on January 6, 2021 at
the U.S. Capitol? (Open-ended)
3. If you had to choose, do you think the people involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on
January 6th, 2021 were mostly threatening democracy or mostly protecting democracy?
Total
Threatening democracy 72
Protecting democracy 25
Skipped 3
4. How much responsibility do you think Donald Trump bears for the attack on the U.S. Capitol:
Total
A great deal 42
A good amount 16
Just some 16
None at all 25
Skipped 1
A great deal/a good amount (Net) 58
Just some/none at all (Net) 41
5. Do you think that Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election was legitimate or not
legitimate?
Total January 8-9

2021
Legitimate 65 68
Not legitimate 33 32
Skipped 2 *
About the Study
This ABC News/Ipsos Poll was conducted December 27 to December 29, 2021 by Ipsos using the
probability-based KnowledgePanel®. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability
sample of 982 general population adults age 18 or older with small oversamples among Black and
Hispanic respondents.
The survey was conducted using KnowledgePanel, the largest and most well-established online
probability-based panel that is representative of the adult US population. Our recruitment process
employs a scientifically developed addressed-based sampling methodology using the latest Delivery
Sequence File of the USPS – a database with full coverage of all delivery points in the US.
Households invited to join the panel are randomly selected from all available households in the U.S.
Persons in the sampled households are invited to join and participate in the panel. Those selected
who do not already have internet access are provided a tablet and internet connection at no cost to
the panel member. Those who join the panel and who are selected to participate in a survey are sent
a unique password-protected log-in used to complete surveys online. As a result of our recruitment
and sampling methodologies, samples from KnowledgePanel cover all households regardless of
their phone or internet status and findings can be reported with a margin of sampling error and
projected to the general population.
The study was conducted in both English and Spanish. The data were weighted to adjust for gender
by age, race/ethnicity, education, Census region, metropolitan status, household income, party
identification, race/ethnicity by gender, race/ethnicity by age, and race/ethnicity by education. The
demographic benchmarks came from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS). Party ID
benchmarks came from recent ABC News/Washington Post telephone polls. The weighting
categories were as follows:
 Gender (Male, Female) by Age (18–29, 30–44, 45–59, and 60+)

 Race/Hispanic Ethnicity (White Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Other or 2+ Races Non-
Hispanic, Hispanic)
 Education (High School graduate or less, Some College, Bachelor and beyond)
 Census Region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West)
 Metropolitan status (Metro, non-Metro)
 Household Income (Under $25,000, $25,000-$49,999, $50,000-$74,999, $75,000-$99,999,
$100,000-$149,999, $150,000+)
 Party ID (Democrat, Republican, Independent, Something else)
 Race/ethnicity (White/Other Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Hispanic) by Gender (Male,
Female)
 Race/ethnicity (White/Other Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Hispanic) by Age (18-44,
45+)
 Race/ethnicity (White/Other Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Hispanic) by Education
(Some College or less, Bachelor and beyond)
The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for
results based on the entire sample of adults. The margin of sampling error takes into account the
design effect, which was 1.28. The margin of sampling error is higher and varies for results based on
sub-samples. In our reporting of the findings, percentage points are rounded off to the nearest whole
number. As a result, percentages in a given table column may total slightly higher or lower than
100%. In questions that permit multiple responses, columns may total substantially more than 100%,
depending on the number of different responses offered by each respondent.
About Ipsos
Ipsos is the world’s third largest market research company, present in 90 markets and employing
more than 18,000 people.
Our passionately curious research professionals, analysts and scientists have built unique multi-
specialist capabilities that provide true understanding and powerful insights into the actions, opinions
and motivations of citizens, consumers, patients, customers or employees. We serve more than
5000 clients across the world with 75 business solutions.
Founded in France in 1975, Ipsos is listed on the Euronext Paris since July 1st, 1999. The company
is part of the SBF 120 and the Mid-60 index and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service
(SRD).
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ABC News/Ipsos Poll

Number of interviews, adults: 982

NOTE: * = less than 0.5%, - = no respondents

Total January 8-9

 Gender (Male, Female) by Age (18–29, 30–44, 45–59, and 60+)

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