Most Important Problem Facing the Country Today (October 2016)

Most Important Problem Facing the Country Today (October 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Political corruption/leadership13%
National security/terrorism11%
The economy10%
Federal spending/national debt9%
Immigration7%
Partisan gridlock5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Political corruption/leadership6%17%18%
National security/terrorism5%17%16%
The economy8%17%10%
Federal spending/national debt2%10%12%
Immigration3%6%12%
Partisan gridlock9%4%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Political corruption/leadership27%14%15%
National security/terrorism9%20%18%
The economy11%10%10%
Federal spending/national debt13%9%14%
Immigration12%7%15%
Partisan gridlock2%0%0%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Political corruption/leadership7%8%4%
National security/terrorism6%6%4%
The economy6%11%6%
Federal spending/national debt4%2%1%
Immigration2%4%2%
Partisan gridlock12%7%8%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Political corruption/leadership6%11%17%
National security/terrorism5%11%15%
The economy7%10%10%
Federal spending/national debt2%7%13%
Immigration2%5%11%
Partisan gridlock8%6%2%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Political corruption/leadership16%19%15%
National security/terrorism14%15%14%
The economy11%10%9%
Federal spending/national debt9%17%11%
Immigration6%11%15%
Partisan gridlock5%2%0%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Political corruption/leadership5%6%7%
National security/terrorism4%8%2%
The economy6%6%8%
Federal spending/national debt3%3%0%
Immigration2%3%2%
Partisan gridlock8%9%7%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Political corruption/leadership5%11%19%
National security/terrorism4%21%11%
The economy9%9%10%
Federal spending/national debt3%9%19%
Immigration2%12%12%
Partisan gridlock9%3%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Political corruption/leadership15%6%10%
National security/terrorism14%6%7%
The economy9%15%9%
Federal spending/national debt9%2%8%
Immigration8%2%6%
Partisan gridlock5%4%3%

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categoryMaleFemale
Political corruption/leadership13%12%
National security/terrorism8%14%
The economy9%10%
Federal spending/national debt11%6%
Immigration8%6%
Partisan gridlock6%3%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Political corruption/leadership10%13%17%
National security/terrorism10%10%14%
The economy9%11%7%
Federal spending/national debt5%10%9%
Immigration6%8%7%
Partisan gridlock5%5%2%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Political corruption/leadership8%10%15%17%
National security/terrorism12%10%9%15%
The economy10%6%12%10%
Federal spending/national debt4%8%9%12%
Immigration3%6%7%13%
Partisan gridlock5%5%5%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Political corruption/leadership15%12%15%8%10%15%
National security/terrorism6%12%14%12%9%7%
The economy3%11%8%4%12%13%
Federal spending/national debt5%7%8%11%10%10%
Immigration6%10%5%7%6%8%
Partisan gridlock7%3%6%2%7%4%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Political corruption/leadership14%13%11%8%
National security/terrorism12%11%16%3%
The economy9%11%6%11%
Federal spending/national debt8%10%8%6%
Immigration8%8%3%5%
Partisan gridlock1%4%8%14%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Political corruption/leadership10%15%13%
National security/terrorism11%12%7%
The economy10%11%7%
Federal spending/national debt6%12%6%
Immigration11%5%6%
Partisan gridlock0%3%14%

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