15 of registered voters say they believe the Illuminati exists

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Fifteen percent of registered voters believe in the Illuminati, according to a new INSIDER poll.

That could be as many as 30 million voters, if the poll is an accurate picture of the population.

Those who believe in the Illuminati watched about 45 more minutes of YouTube per week on average than the typical respondent.

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Secret clubs and in-groups have proliferated as long as human societies have, but few have persisted in the American imagination as vibrantly as the Illuminati, a rumored cabal of enlightened individuals who control the world. And some of those believers vote.

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