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Fox News Voter Analysis: Is this an election for change? The country’s most important issues and mood as voters weigh in
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Fox News Voter Analysis: Is this an election for change? The country’s most important issues and mood as voters weigh in

While the nation is waiting election resultsVoters are weighing whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will bring the kind of change they seek. Because it seems that change is something they want very much.

Economic concerns and concerns about the future are among the most important issues when voters make their choices in this year’s elections.

Preliminary data from the Fox News Voter Insight, a nationwide survey of more than 110,000 voters, provides an early look at voters’ moods as they vote.

More voters believe the country is on the wrong track this year (70%) than in 2020 (60%). And voters across the country are looking for something different: Many want a change in the way the country is run; A quarter (26%) want a full and total uprising.

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Voter disappointment Biden administration It was obvious that more than 5 in 10 people disapproved of his work.

By contrast, voters had clear positive memories of Donald Trump’s tenure, with more than half approving of the job he did as president. Four years ago, 47 percent of respondents approved of the job Trump was doing.

This desire for change is combined with divided views on the role of government. Just over half say the government should do more to solve the country’s problems; This is a moderate decrease compared to 2020 (57%). Almost as many (45%) think the government is better off leaving most jobs to the private sector.

Voters say the most important issue facing the country is by far the economy, followed closely by immigration and abortion.

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Four in 10 voters say inflation is the most important factor in their vote.

Voters’ assessment of the economy is negative: two-thirds rated it as fair (40%) or completely bad (23%). Four years ago, in the depths of the coronavirus-induced recession, only 14% said economic conditions were poor.

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In a sign of the economic toll of inflation, many voters are roughly three times more likely to feel they are falling behind financially than they are feeling they are getting ahead. While about the same number of people said they were getting ahead four years ago, the proportion who said they were falling behind was just 18% in 2020.

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Being able to afford food (67%) was most voters’ top budget concern, aside from healthcare (54%), housing (51%) and gas (48%).

All things considered, voters have slightly more positive views of Harris (48% favorable, 49% unfavorable) than of Trump (46% favorable, 52% unfavorable). The same holds true at the vice presidential level: Tim Walz’s views (43% positive, 41% unfavorable) were slightly better than J.D. Vance’s views (42% favorable, 46% unfavorable). Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ended his third-party presidential bid in August and endorsed Trump, was less popular than the two running mates (41% favorable, 43% unfavorable).

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The spotlight is not kind to Biden, whose strongly negative favorable rating (40% favorable, 57% unfavorable) is down significantly from four years ago (50% favorable, 48% unfavorable).

2024 FNVA Methodology Statement:

The Fox News Voter Analysis, conducted in partnership with the Associated Press, provides a comprehensive look at voting behavior, opinions and preferences as Americans vote. This poll is based on surveys of U.S. voters conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and polling results from the Associated Press. FNVA results for the 2024 General Election are based on a probability sample of registered voters drawn from state voter files, samples of self-identified registered voters from a probability-based national panel, and samples of self-identified registered voters from preference voters. in online panels. The FNVA survey of American voters was conducted in all 50 states from October 28 to November 5, ending with voting on Election Day.

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