Many Americans are afraid of what the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could bring. Alongside familiar concerns about their country’s priorities, reflected in the candidates’ differing policy prescriptions, they worry that one of the candidates may refuse to accept the results as legitimate. With the memory of the violent January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol still fresh, many voters fear that the peaceful transfer of power will again be under attack. Heightening these