diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-footer.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-footer.tsx
index bfa105ebd..c7997cfd7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-footer.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-footer.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ const PollFooter: React.FC<IPollFooter> = ({ poll, showResults, selected }): JSX
     intl.formatMessage(messages.closed) :
     <RelativeTimestamp weight='medium' timestamp={poll.expires_at} futureDate />;
 
+  let votesCount = null;
+
+  if (poll.voters_count !== null && poll.voters_count !== undefined) {
+    votesCount = <FormattedMessage id='poll.total_people' defaultMessage='{count, plural, one {# person} other {# people}}' values={{ count: poll.get('voters_count') }} />;
+  } else {
+    votesCount = <FormattedMessage id='poll.total_votes' defaultMessage='{count, plural, one {# vote} other {# votes}}' values={{ count: poll.get('votes_count') }} />;
+  }
+
+
   return (
     <Stack space={4} data-testid='poll-footer'>
       {(!showResults && poll?.multiple) && (
@@ -58,11 +67,7 @@ const PollFooter: React.FC<IPollFooter> = ({ poll, showResults, selected }): JSX
         )}
 
         <Text theme='muted' weight='medium'>
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='poll.total_votes'
-            defaultMessage='{count, plural, one {# vote} other {# votes}}'
-            values={{ count: poll.votes_count }}
-          />
+          {votesCount}
         </Text>
 
         {poll.expires_at && (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-option.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-option.tsx
index b242f649b..024f01b7b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-option.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/polls/poll-option.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ const PollOption: React.FC<IPollOption> = (props): JSX.Element | null => {
 
   if (!poll) return null;
 
-  const percent = poll.votes_count === 0 ? 0 : (option.votes_count / poll.votes_count) * 100;
+  const pollVotesCount = poll.voters_count || poll.votes_count;
+  const percent = pollVotesCount === 0 ? 0 : (option.votes_count / pollVotesCount) * 100;
   const leading = poll.options.filterNot(other => other.title === option.title).every(other => option.votes_count >= other.votes_count);
   const voted = poll.own_votes?.includes(index);
   const message = intl.formatMessage(messages.votes, { votes: option.votes_count });