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Poll: Majority of Americans Think US Presidential Race Unaffected by Russia

© AP Photo / Seth PerlmanVoters cast their election ballots inside a polling place Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Springfield, Ill.
Voters cast their election ballots inside a polling place Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. - Sputnik International
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A majority of American voters think that Russia had no effect on the US presidential election, a new survey revealed.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Fox News Poll released on Wednesday shows that US voters think there "was no real effect on the presidential race from Russian cyber-attacks.” 

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Eighty-five percent of Republicans believe Russia did not impact the election, the poll showed.

On Wednesday, NBC News claimed citing unnamed US intelligence officials that Russian leadership was directly involved in cyberattacks in the 2016 presidential election.

US House Committee on Intelligence Chairman David Nunes said in a statement earlier in the day that the country’s intelligence directors refused to brief lawmakers on leaked assessments related to election cyber attacks.

Moscow has repeatedly denied any interference in the presidential election, calling the allegations absurd and an attempt to distract US voters from pressing domestic issues.

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