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Followingreportsfrom Microsoft that it had blocked cyberattacksfrom Russia, China and Iranonthe presidentialcampaigns, the latestEconomist/YouGov poll finds that mostregisteredvoters think all three countries are trying to influence the election.

Three quarters ofregistered voters say they believeRussia is trying to manipulate the outcome, as do two-thirds forChina (67%),and six in ten forIran (61%).

Supporters ofPresident Trumpare especially likely (75%) to say they believe China is actively trying to influence the election, compared to three in five (62%)Bidensupporters.

In contrast, supporters of Democratic nominee Joe Biden are more likely (88%) than those who support Trump (60%) to say Russia is trying to influence next weeks election.

Theis no partisan difference when it comes to Iran,with63% of Biden supporters and 61% ofTrump supporters thinking the Middle Eastern nation is trying to affect the result.

Claims have previously been made by some on the Republican side that Ukraine had attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election in favor of Hillary Clinton.Few believed thisa year ago(19%) and few believe thatthe Eastern European country is trying to manipulate the current election either(23%).

Asked who these countries would want to be leading the US,votersthinkChina (51%) and Iran (42%) would favor Joe Biden, while Russia (56%) wouldprefer DonaldTrump.In comparison, voters are split on whether Ukraine would favor Biden (28%) or Trump (25%).

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See thetoplinesandcrosstabsfrom this weeksEconomist/YouGov Poll

Methodology:The Economist survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 1,500 registered voters interviewed online between October 25 - 27, 2020. This sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, and education based on the American Community Survey, conducted by the US Bureau of the Census, as well as 2016 Presidential vote, registration status, geographic region, and news interest. Respondents were selected from YouGovs opt-in panel to be representative of all US citizens. The margin of error is approximately 3.1% for the overall sample.

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Most voters think Russia, China and Iran are trying to influence the election - YouGov US