By SUZANNE DOWNING
March 13, 2026 – A new poll released by Heritage Action suggests that a broad majority of Alaska voters oppose allowing non-citizens to participate in elections and support stricter safeguards to ensure that only citizens are registered to vote.
According to the survey, roughly 77% of Alaskans oppose allowing non-citizens to vote in elections, including large majorities across political affiliations. The polling found that 83% of Republicans, 73% of non-aligned independents, and 74% of Democrats say non-citizens should not be permitted to vote.
The results also show substantial support for additional verification requirements during voter registration. About 69% of respondents support requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, including 89% of Republicans, 61% of independents, and even 48% of Democrats.
Another proposal tested in the poll — requiring states to remove non-citizens from voter registration rolls — also received broad backing. Seventy-five percent of respondents supported that step, including 90% of Republicans, 70% of independents, and 59% of Democrats.
The survey also asked about federal legislation known as the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for federal voter registration and require states to take steps to ensure non-citizens are not on voter rolls.
In Alaska, 67% of respondents said they support the legislation, while 24% said they oppose it. Support was strongest among Republicans, at 89%, while 53% of independents and 36% of Democrats said they support the proposal.
The polling results place Alaska’s Democratic US Senate candidate, Mary Peltola, at odds with a large share of the state’s electorate on the issue of election integrity.
Peltola has opposed measures such as the SAVE America Act, which would ensure that only citizens participate in American elections.
Election integrity has become an increasingly prominent issue nationwide as Congress debates whether to implement stricter citizenship verification standards for voter registration.
The SAVE America Act would close loopholes that could allow non-citizens to appear on voter rolls, while critics argue existing safeguards are already sufficient and that additional requirements could create barriers for eligible voters.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski opposes the SAVE America Act, which she says is government overreach.
The survey was conducted Feb. 13–16 among over 400 Alaskans.
8 thoughts on “New poll shows Alaskans oppose non-citizen voting, putting Peltola at odds with most voters”
Peltola is going down before she even gets out of the gates. Alaskans know Peltola. We don’t trust her. We don’t want her.
Four hundred people called hardly is a positive result
Statewide election approximately 250,000-300,000alaskans vote
The poll will had needed to call a 100,000 Alaskans for a more accurate reading of Alaskans
It’s like asking 400 Alaskans if people in jail and released felons if they should be allowed to vote
For polls and surveys to be believable the number has to be bigger
Tina many NATIONAL polls have a sample size of 1000-2500 usually likely or registered voters. Very rarely are there polls that include your stated number of participants.
The Heritage Foundation has a long history and experience with polling. If you had actually bothered to look up the survey you would have found the breakdown of demographics of the 415 likely voters they contacted and that the poll’s margin of sampling error is ±4.81 percentage points.
I received a survey call, which opened with “Do you support Mary Peltola?” I said “No”
The caller then said “That’s okay” in an apologetic tone and hung up.
There aren’t very many countries that allow non-citizens to vote in elections, those that do (mostly in the EU along with some South American countries) generally only allow for voting in local elections and not in nationwide elections. The American left is further left than the European left, or pretty much any others on the left of the political spectrum.
It’s illegal for non-citizens to vote in America, but it IS legal to hoodwink the gullible MAGA into thinking there is a problem.
Very good Evan, and what do you think might let an election official know if someone is a citizen or non-citizen and legally allowed to vote? Perhaps there is some way to identify if a person is a citizen or a non-citizen, welcome to the conversation…better late than never.