A N A LY S I S DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WHO DECIDES THE ELECTION? A study of decisive voter groups considering voting for Biden Tom Etienne, Andrew Pasquier, Yordan Kutiyski, Laura Van Heck& André Krouwel October 2020 • Voters considering a Biden vote are heterogenous in their convictions, economic situation and outlook. • Conspiracy belief is not isolated to Trump voters. Many voters considering Biden also score high on the conspiracy belief dimension. • The‘Black Lives Matter protest movement’ and‘Socialism’ were the most polarizing topics between US-voters. • Populism, disinformation, polarization, and feelings of deprivation are on the rise, and this study provides anchor points for comparison with situations outside of the US.