What supermajorities of likely voters in battleground states say about SAVE America Act

While the SAVE America Act is being hotly debated within the Senate, well over two-thirds of likely voters across five battleground states support proof of citizenship to register to vote, a core element of the proposal.

The Heritage Action poll was done in Alaska, Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio, all expected to have competitive Senate races in the 2026 midterm elections among Republican, Democrat, and independent voters.

Across those states, more than 70% of likely voters oppose noncitizen voting, and almost 80% percent support applying the same voter eligibility standard in every state for federal elections.

The SAVE America Act, an acronym for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and require voter ID. The legislation passed the House with an uncertain future in the Senate, facing a Democrat filibuster.

Voter ID has consistently polled well in other surveys across party and demographic lines.

The Heritage Action poll found that voters are about twice as likely to reward a senator for supporting the proposal SAVE America Act than to punish them.

The poll found more than 80% agree every legal voter should have confidence their ballot is counted equally and not diluted by ballots from ineligible or illegal votes.

“American voters are smart, and they know that showing an ID to vote is a simple way to protect their ballots,” Tiffany Justice, Heritage Action Executive Vice President, said in a public statement

“Voting is a privilege of American citizenship, and it should be defended by commonsense measures that apply equally to all states,” Justice added. “Allowing non-citizens to cancel out the votes of law-abiding Americans threatens the very foundation of our republic.”

The poll found 69% of likely Alaska and Georgia voters support requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. It’s 65% in Maine, 68% in North Carolina, and 71% in Ohio.

The numbers were even stronger in opposition to noncitizens voting in U.S. elections, with 77% of Alaskans, 67% of Georgians, 73% of Maine likely voters, 71% in North Carolina, and 69% in Ohio opposing it.

Polling showed that when voters were aware proof of citizenship and voter ID were part of the SAVE America Act, support remained at 64% in Alaska, 65% in Georgia, 63% in Maine, 67% in North Carolina, and 62% in Ohio.

[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]