To what extent are citizens willing to support undemocratic practices? With the recent waves of autocratization and democratic backsliding around the world, the answer to this question has become increasingly important. Existing studies find that citizens are willing to trade democratic institutions and political rights for material and physical security. But are individuals equally willing to trade elections and checks and balances, or political accountability and civil liberties? In this article, I argue that the proximity and impact of a democratic institution or practice will matter in determining whether citizens are willing to trade said practice for better material and physical conditions. Using a pre-registered conjoint experiment in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (N = 3,000), I test the relative preference and readiness of citizens to trade different dimensions of the democratic process. The results of the experiment demonstrate that citizens are less willing to compromise on elections and political rights and more open to trading political accountability and constraints on the executive. These findings make a substantial contribution to the literature on citizen support for democratic backsliding by pinpointing exactly where democratic erosion is least (and most) likely to face public backlash.