Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than Republicans
A voting rights group's analysis suggests Donald Trump's claims about mail-in voting may be accurate.
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Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than Republicans
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What this story says
- Donald Trump has previously stated that mail-in voting affects Republican electoral success.
- A new analysis suggests that eliminating mail-in voting would disrupt Democratic voters more than Republican voters.
- The analysis was initially shared with States Newsroom.
- All six reports on this story are from left-rated outlets.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
65/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 10 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Donald Trump has at times argued against mail-in voting, stating that Republican electoral prospects depend on its availability. A recent analysis from a voting rights group with Democratic ties suggests that Trump's assertion may hold weight. The analysis indicates that removing mail-in voting options would create greater disruption for Democratic voters compared to Republican voters.
Coverage
Omissions
No centre- or right-rated outlet reported on this story. The analysis's findings regarding the partisan impact of limiting mail-in voting were not mentioned in any centre or right-rated reports.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 11 Sept 2026, 23:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
10 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports focused on an analysis suggesting that limiting mail-in voting would disproportionately affect Democrats. All six outlets reported that Donald Trump has previously justified his opposition to mail-in voting in partisan terms, claiming Republican electoral chances are linked to its availability. They also noted that the analysis, shared first with States Newsroom, indicated that eliminating mail-in voting would be more disruptive to Democratic voters.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than…?
- Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 100% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than… biased?
- Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than Republicans is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Analysis: Limiting mail-in voting would hurt Democrats more than…?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the main finding of the new analysis?
- The analysis suggests that eliminating mail-in voting would be more disruptive to Democratic voters than to Republican voters. This finding aligns with previous statements by Donald Trump regarding the partisan implications of mail-in voting.
- Who conducted the analysis?
- The analysis was conducted by a voting rights group that is aligned with the Democratic party. It was initially shared with States Newsroom.
- What has Donald Trump said about mail-in voting?
- Donald Trump has at times justified his campaign against mail-in voting in partisan terms, claiming that Republican electoral chances depend on whether the practice is allowed.
Read it at the source
10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
10- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens South Dakota Searchlight in a new tab)
South Dakota Searchlight — is South Dakota Searchlight biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Nebraska Examiner in a new tab)
Nebraska Examiner — is Nebraska Examiner biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Oregon Capital Chronicle in a new tab)
Oregon Capital Chronicle — is Oregon Capital Chronicle biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Michigan Advance in a new tab)
Michigan Advance — is Michigan Advance biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Minnesota Reformer — is Minnesota Reformer biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens arkansasadvocate.com in a new tab)
arkansasadvocate.com — is arkansasadvocate.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Iowa Capital Dispatch in a new tab)
Iowa Capital Dispatch — is Iowa Capital Dispatch biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds • Maine Morning Star (opens mainemorningstar.com in a new tab)
mainemorningstar.com — is mainemorningstar.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Louisiana Illuminator in a new tab)
Louisiana Illuminator — is Louisiana Illuminator biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds • West Virginia Watch (opens westvirginiawatch.com in a new tab)
westvirginiawatch.com — is westvirginiawatch.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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