Election Fraud Claims Crumble Under the Weight of Real Numbers

Since the 2020 election, Donald Trump has hammered the nation with the claim that the election was stolen. His supporters have echoed this baseless narrative for years, fueling a movement to overhaul voting laws under the guise of “saving” election integrity. But what does the evidence actually say?

We turned to one of the most conservative sources available, The Heritage Foundation. Their database of provable election fraud cases over the last 40 years includes about 1,300 convictions. Sounds like a lot—until you put it in context. Over 1.1 billion ballots have been cast in federal elections since 2000. That means proven fraud accounts for just 0.00085 percent of votes cast. Statistically negligible. No way this could flip an election.

Even more revealing is the claim at the heart of Trump’s latest push, the SAVE Act, which demands proof of citizenship before voting. Heritage’s data shows only 68 cases of non-citizen voting in four decades. That’s not a crisis. It’s a rounding error.

Mail-in voting, another favorite target of Trump’s misinformation campaign, is equally safe. The United States Postal Service handled over 99 million mail ballots in 2024 alone. Verified mail voting fraud is so rare it amounts to just four cases per 10 million votes, according to the Brookings Institution.

Judges—many appointed by Trump himself—have repeatedly dismissed lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results for lack of evidence. The courts, the most conservative think tanks, and the data all agree: widespread voter fraud is a myth.

This is not just a debate about numbers. It’s about the health of American democracy. The U.S. Constitution leaves election rules to the states and Congress—not the president. Yet Trump’s lies continue to erode trust in the system, justify voter suppression laws, and fuel dangerous conspiracy theories.

Don’t take our word for it. Do the research. Look beyond the pundits and partisan noise. The truth is clear: election fraud is statistically insignificant and does not threaten the integrity of our votes. The real threat is the ongoing assault on democracy by those who profit from fear and falsehood.