'Voter suppression' or 'voter fraud'? A Quinnipiac poll shows Democrats and Republicans are totally split on which is the real threat.

• A Quinnipiac poll questioned American's views on voter fraud and suppression.
• The poll found 82% of Republicans were most concerned about voter fraud.
• Meanwhile, 84% of Democrats were more concerned about voter suppression, the poll found.

Republicans and Democrats are almost identically split on whether they think voter fraud or voter suppression is a bigger issue in the US, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

The poll, published on Thursday, found that 49% of the Americans questioned said voter suppression was a bigger issue, while 42% said voter fraud was a bigger issue.

When broken down by party lines, 83% of Democrats said voter suppression while only 13% said voter fraud, and 82% of Republicans said fraud and 11% said suppression.

Independents were more closely split, with 47% saying voter suppression posed a bigger threat while 44% chose voter fraud.

The poll was published amid a Republican-led push for legislation on voter restriction in several states.