Trust in American elections has declined since President Trump failed to concede the 2020 election. But voters do have real concerns about electoral institutions born of not knowing the process well. Jennifer Gaudette finds that election officials can increase trust in elections by informing citizens of basic facts, such as that election machines are not connected to the Internet. There are partisan patterns of mistrust but that doesn’t mean people can’t learn to trust election procedures, even in jurisdictions that typically vote for the other side.