Most Important Issue Facing the Country (April 2021)

Most Important Issue Facing the Country (April 2021)

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Coronavirus/COVID-1916%
Political corruption/leadership13%
Immigration10%
Gun control/gun violence6%
Border security6%
Moral decline5%
The economy4%
Race relations4%
Income inequality4%
Health care4%
Voting system4%
Federal spending/national debt4%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Coronavirus/COVID-1930%13%5%
Political corruption/leadership5%12%20%
Immigration2%12%16%
Gun control/gun violence11%4%2%
Border security0%4%11%
Moral decline2%4%7%
The economy3%5%6%
Race relations6%3%2%
Income inequality8%5%0%
Health care7%4%1%
Voting system3%2%5%
Federal spending/national debt1%6%7%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Coronavirus/COVID-1923%36%31%
Political corruption/leadership5%2%7%
Immigration0%3%2%
Gun control/gun violence11%7%12%
Border security1%0%0%
Moral decline2%2%1%
The economy1%6%2%
Race relations8%7%4%
Income inequality10%6%7%
Health care9%7%6%
Voting system2%2%4%
Federal spending/national debt1%0%0%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Coronavirus/COVID-195%9%4%
Political corruption/leadership29%18%16%
Immigration11%17%18%
Gun control/gun violence3%6%1%
Border security8%6%15%
Moral decline5%8%8%
The economy4%3%8%
Race relations2%4%2%
Income inequality1%0%0%
Health care0%2%1%
Voting system4%5%6%
Federal spending/national debt9%5%6%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Coronavirus/COVID-1925%23%7%
Political corruption/leadership8%8%19%
Immigration2%9%15%
Gun control/gun violence12%6%2%
Border security0%4%11%
Moral decline1%4%7%
The economy2%4%7%
Race relations6%5%2%
Income inequality12%1%0%
Health care6%5%2%
Voting system4%1%6%
Federal spending/national debt1%3%7%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Coronavirus/COVID-1927%28%21%
Political corruption/leadership4%10%8%
Immigration3%1%2%
Gun control/gun violence15%10%11%
Border security0%0%1%
Moral decline2%1%1%
The economy3%0%2%
Race relations8%4%6%
Income inequality9%13%13%
Health care5%7%6%
Voting system1%4%5%
Federal spending/national debt2%0%2%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Coronavirus/COVID-1912%7%4%
Political corruption/leadership14%22%17%
Immigration11%13%18%
Gun control/gun violence2%2%2%
Border security5%13%10%
Moral decline4%7%8%
The economy8%6%7%
Race relations7%2%0%
Income inequality2%0%0%
Health care3%1%1%
Voting system0%4%10%
Federal spending/national debt2%8%7%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Coronavirus/COVID-1912%18%26%
Political corruption/leadership15%5%11%
Immigration10%6%11%
Gun control/gun violence5%11%6%
Border security7%1%3%
Moral decline6%3%3%
The economy5%3%3%
Race relations2%11%4%
Income inequality4%3%3%
Health care3%4%4%
Voting system5%2%2%
Federal spending/national debt6%1%2%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Coronavirus/COVID-1917%15%
Political corruption/leadership16%10%
Immigration9%10%
Gun control/gun violence4%8%
Border security5%7%
Moral decline3%6%
The economy5%4%
Race relations3%5%
Income inequality3%5%
Health care4%4%
Voting system4%4%
Federal spending/national debt7%2%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Coronavirus/COVID-1921%15%13%
Political corruption/leadership8%14%15%
Immigration8%10%10%
Gun control/gun violence10%5%4%
Border security3%6%10%
Moral decline4%5%4%
The economy3%4%6%
Race relations7%3%3%
Income inequality6%4%1%
Health care4%4%2%
Voting system3%4%5%
Federal spending/national debt3%3%7%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Coronavirus/COVID-1917%21%13%16%
Political corruption/leadership9%10%18%10%
Immigration7%7%11%12%
Gun control/gun violence8%5%7%4%
Border security0%4%7%11%
Moral decline6%4%4%6%
The economy8%3%5%2%
Race relations4%4%3%4%
Income inequality8%6%2%2%
Health care2%6%4%2%
Voting system1%2%6%5%
Federal spending/national debt5%3%4%5%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Coronavirus/COVID-1915%21%13%16%15%16%
Political corruption/leadership12%10%12%16%13%14%
Immigration25%8%11%14%7%5%
Gun control/gun violence0%6%7%7%6%3%
Border security6%4%6%9%7%4%
Moral decline0%5%4%5%5%3%
The economy0%5%3%3%6%3%
Race relations0%4%5%4%3%4%
Income inequality5%2%2%2%6%10%
Health care7%3%2%4%3%8%
Voting system11%3%5%0%4%5%
Federal spending/national debt0%4%2%7%4%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Coronavirus/COVID-1914%14%12%25%
Political corruption/leadership14%13%10%11%
Immigration14%7%6%5%
Gun control/gun violence3%7%13%6%
Border security8%6%4%3%
Moral decline8%2%3%1%
The economy5%6%2%2%
Race relations2%7%3%4%
Income inequality2%2%9%8%
Health care3%2%5%6%
Voting system4%4%2%4%
Federal spending/national debt4%5%4%3%

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Coronavirus/COVID-1916%13%21%16%
Political corruption/leadership15%14%11%6%
Immigration10%12%5%10%
Gun control/gun violence3%5%8%12%
Border security10%6%2%3%
Moral decline7%5%2%1%
The economy7%5%2%2%
Race relations3%4%6%0%
Income inequality1%1%11%4%
Health care2%4%5%3%
Voting system5%4%4%1%
Federal spending/national debt5%4%2%9%
Environment1%2%5%5%
Police brutality/police militarization3%2%2%5%
The media1%3%1%1%
Crime2%1%3%8%
Partisan gridlock1%2%4%0%
Education1%3%2%4%
Abortion1%1%1%1%
Unemployment/jobs1%2%0%6%
National security/terrorism0%2%1%2%
Taxes1%2%0%0%
Sexual Harassment0%0%0%0%
Social welfare programs0%0%0%0%
Government data collection1%1%0%0%
Russia0%1%0%0%
Housing0%0%1%0%
Opioid/prescription drug abuse0%0%1%0%
Oil prices0%0%0%0%
Gas prices0%0%1%2%
Energy1%0%0%0%

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