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A new Rasmussen Reports national phone and online survey shows 55 percent of likely voters believe it is likely non-citizens are illegally registered to vote in the state they live.

Only 37 percent of voters do not think it is likely there are non-citizens registered to vote in their state. Nearly just as many — 32 percent — said it is very likely.

Earlier this month, Ohio announced it removed hundreds of non-citizens from its voting rolls. The state is conducting an audit of registered voters before November’s election. Nationally, 78 percent of those polled said they would support an audit of voter registrations in their state and the removal of all non-citizens from the rolls.

Just 17 percent oppose such an audit.

While Washington D.C. has allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections, as well as some other cities, 85 percent of voters believe only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections. Eleven percent disagree.

While 69 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of unaffiliated voters believe it is at least somewhat likely non-citizens are illegally registered to vote in their state, only 41 percent of Democrats agree.

Interestingly, while 68 percent of voters 65 and over and 61 percent of those 40-64 years old support an audit and removal of non-citizens from the rolls, just 41 percent of under-40 voters strongly support such an audit and removal.

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