In a new poll conducted for ABC News by Ipsos and Langer Research, the biggest divide between Democrats and Republicans on issues considered important was around abortion and immigration.
90% of Republicans said the “immigration situation at the U.S.-Mexico border” is a very important issue, while 68% of independents and 50% of Democrats said the same, a 40 percentage point difference between parties. There was a difference.
The Ipsos poll found that abortion is very important to 84% of Democrats, 46% of Republicans and 55% of independents, a 38 percentage point difference between the left and the right.
Partisans are closely tied to the economy, with 96% of Republican survey respondents saying the economy is very important, compared to 86% of Democrats and 90% of independents.
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Opinion polls show Vice President Kamala Harris leading registered voters by 2 percentage points and leading voters by 4 percentage points, the latter according to an ABC News exit poll conducted in 2020. It turns out that his lead with President Joe Biden is equal to that of President Joe Biden.
The poll was conducted online in English and Spanish between October 18 and 22 among 2,808 adults (2,392 registered voters and 1,913 potential voters). The poll had a margin of error of 2 percentage points among registered voters and a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points among likely voters.
Harris is seen as a more qualified and reliable candidate.
Ipsos found that 58% of registered voters surveyed consider Harris “well enough to serve effectively as president,” compared to 29% of respondents regarding former President Donald Trump. revealed that they answered the same.
Respondents also said Harris was “more honest and trustworthy,” “has the mental sharpness necessary to serve effectively as president,” and “understands the problems of people like you.” I feel the difference in orders of magnitude.
Ipsos found that 90% of registered voters surveyed said the economy was a very important issue, with 48% of respondents saying Trump was more concerned about this issue compared to 40% for Harris. He made it clear that he thought he would be more trustworthy if he could deal with the situation.
Respondents told Ipsos that Harris is trusted more for “caring about the middle class” (45% to 39%) and “protecting American democracy” (47% to 39%). .
Polls show that the candidates are nearly evenly matched in voter enthusiasm, with 88% of Harris supporters enthusiastic about her and 85% of Trump supporters enthusiastic about Harris. Voters in battleground states were 4 percentage points more likely to have been contacted by the Harris campaign than by the Trump campaign, the poll found.
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The margin of error indicates how accurately you can say that your findings are representative of the population as a whole.
According to the Pew Research Center, if a candidate’s lead is “inside” the margin of error, it is considered a “statistical tie.”
The Pew survey also found that a majority of pollsters have changed their polling methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, when President Trump’s performance was significantly underestimated.
Contributor: Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY.
