The Voter Fraud Numbers Don't Add Up
April 26, 2026
60+
POST-2020 LAWSUITS DISMISSED
including by Republican-appointed judges
~1,300
PROVEN FRAUD CASES (Heritage DB)
across all elections since 1982
158.4M
VOTES CAST IN 2020 ALONE
context for the fraud figure
0.0008%
FRAUD RATE (proven)
of votes cast in 2020 election
1
CONSERVATIVE LAWYERS OPPOSING
major GOP legal org publicly challenging Trump's order
The core disproportion: The Heritage Foundation — a conservative organization — maintains the most comprehensive election fraud database in the US. It shows ~1,328 proven cases across four decades of elections. In the 2020 election alone, 158.4 million votes were cast. Courts across party lines — including judges appointed by Trump — dismissed 60+ post-election lawsuits for lack of evidence.
Scale of Claims vs. Documented Evidence
Comparing the scale of fraud allegations to verified cases — using the Heritage Foundation's own database. The y-axis is linear to preserve the true proportions.
Note: Y-axis is linear — the gap between 158.4M and 1,328 is the entire point. Hover bars for details.
Common Questions
Data Sources
- • Heritage Foundation Election Fraud Database
- • Brennan Center for Justice
- • MIT Election Lab
- • Federal Court Records (PACER)
- • Society for the Rule of Law
Data sources
Election Fraud Database· Heritage FoundationDebunking the Voter Fraud Myth· Brennan Center for JusticeEvaluating the Costs of Election Administration· MIT Election Data and Science LabPost-election litigation tracker (2020)· Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections ProjectTrump Election Integrity Executive Orders (2025)· Federal Register / White HouseSociety for the Rule of Law public statements· Society for the Rule of LawPresidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity dissolution· White House / National Archives