Voters Concerned Most About The Economy
Posted Mar 05, 2009 at 9:04 AM by Maurice Berger
In a new poll registering voter concerns, the economy still comes out on top. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that 86% of likely voters consider the issue to be very important in terms of how they vote in elections, and another 11% consider it somewhat important. Only 1% do not consider it an important issue. "The percentage of voters who see the economy as a very important issue has reached its highest level in recent years, up from 83% just days before Barack Obama was elected president. Nearly as high in terms of voter concern is the issue of government ethics and corruption. 81% consider it a very important issue, up from 74% in October 2008. Another 15% consider the issue to be somewhat important, while only 3% do not consider it to be important." The intensity of issues that voters consider "very important" breaks down as follows:
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Economy |
86% |
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Gov't Ethics/Corruption |
81% |
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Education |
64% |
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Taxes |
61% |
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Nat'l Security/War on Terror |
60% |
|
Social Security |
59% |
|
Health Care |
58% |
|
Immigration |
51% |
|
War in Iraq |
43% |
|
Abortion |
36% |
