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May 18, 2022 · Marianna Sotomayor. May 18, 2022. 275. Democrats and Republicans agree that inflation has been the preeminent political issue this spring — at least until the leak of a draft ruling that ...
Nov 3, 2022 · The future of democracy is also a voting issue for many, with 70% of registered voters saying it is very important to their midterm vote. Six-in-ten or more say the same about education (64%), health care (63%), energy policy (61%) and violent crime (61%). And more than half of voters say the same about gun policy (57%) and abortion (56%).
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Oct 20, 2022 · The future of democracy in this country is also among the top issues, with 70% of voters saying it is very important to their vote. Six-in-ten or more mention education (64%), health care (63%), energy policy (61%) and violent crime (61%). Gun policy (57%) and abortion (56%) also rate as very important issues by majorities of registered voters.
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Nov 7, 2022 · And among respondents between the ages of 18 to 24, racism and abortion were most commonly picked as the two most important problems. For all other age groups, inflation carried the top spot. Black Americans were “significantly more likely than any other group” to say that racism was the most pressing issue, the research shows.
- Congressional Vote Preferences and Views of Biden
- As in 2018, Most Voters Say It ‘Really Matters’ Which Party Controls Congress
- Age, Racial and Ethnic Differences in Election Engagement
- Voter Engagement and Midterm Preferences
- Voters’ Feelings About Possible Election Outcomes
- Little Change in Favorable Views of Congress
Voters who disapprove of Joe Biden’s performance in office but not very strongly are the most divided when it comes to the upcoming congressional elections – though they are more likely to favor Democratic candidates than Republican candidates. Roughly four-in-ten in this group (43%) say they would vote for or lean toward a Democratic House candida...
The 2018 midterm electionsfeatured the highest turnout rate among eligible voters in a U.S. midterm election in 100 years. Currently, registered voters are assigning a similar level of importance to this year’s elections as they did at the same point in the 2018 calendar. Roughly two-thirds of voters (68%) say that it really matters which party win...
As in past elections, there are demographic differences in the extent to which voters see partisan control of Congress as really mattering, and in the extent to which they have given the upcoming elections a lot of thought. Older voters are much more likely than younger voters to say they have given a lot of thought to the elections at this stage o...
While preferences for this year’s House elections are closely divided between Republican and Democratic candidates among all registered voters, the GOP holds an edge among those who say they have given a lot of thought to this year’s congressional elections at this stage in the contest: 52% say they would vote for or lean toward a Republican candid...
Similar shares of voters say they would feel positive emotions if Democrats were to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm elections as if Republicans were to take control. Overall, the share of voters who say they would react positively to Democrats maintaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives is similar t...
Americans’ views of Congress have changed little since January. Today, roughly three-in-ten adults say they have a favorable view of Congress, up slightly from the 28% who said this in January, but down from April 2021 when more than a third (36%) said the same thing. Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to say they have a favorable v...
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Nov 8, 2022 · Soaring prices were top of mind for voters as they cast ballots in this year’s midterm elections, according to the preliminary exit polls. Nearly a third of voters said inflation was the issue ...
Jul 16, 2022 · Around 30 percent of voters combined said topics related to guns, abortion and democracy were the most important problem facing the country, and Democrats had a wide lead among these voters.
