A third of Mainers have no faith in presidential count [Video]

More than one-third of Mainers said they are not confident the votes will be counted accurately in the upcoming presidential election, according to a new survey.

While 60% of Mainers said they were confident that votes will be accurately tallied, 35% said they disagreed in a survey of 1,036 residents conducted by the Colby College’s Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs, the Maine Community Foundation and Rockland-based research firm Public Engagement Partners.

Those figures vary widely by party affiliation, the survey found. Among Democrats, 88% said they were confident about the counts – double the rate among Republicans, which was 44%. Among independent voters, the proportion was 45%.

Mainers with lower incomes, less education, those who live in northern parts of the state and older residents were somewhat less likely to trust the tally, the survey found.

Quixada Moore-Vissing, director of Public Engagement Partners, said the survey overall shows “considerable civic …