Which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election? (August 2022)

Which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election? (August 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?"
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Immigration / Border security26%
The state economy13%
Abortion12%
Gun violence11%
Climate change7%
Health care6%
Voting & elections6%
Property taxes5%
The state's electric grid4%
Public education3%
Public safety2%
Don't know / No opinion4%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Immigration / Border security4%27%49%
The state economy10%10%18%
Abortion21%6%5%
Gun violence18%15%2%
Climate change12%6%3%
Health care8%5%4%
Voting & elections9%3%4%
Property taxes2%16%6%
The state's electric grid7%3%2%
Public education4%2%3%
Public safety2%2%1%
Don't know / No opinion4%7%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Immigration / Border security5%5%3%
The state economy7%14%9%
Abortion25%15%21%
Gun violence12%13%22%
Climate change15%9%12%
Health care4%14%8%
Voting & elections6%3%12%
Property taxes3%5%1%
The state's electric grid6%10%6%
Public education9%4%2%
Public safety3%2%2%
Don't know / No opinion5%7%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Immigration / Border security49%33%57%
The state economy13%25%16%
Abortion1%5%6%
Gun violence2%4%1%
Climate change4%6%2%
Health care3%7%3%
Voting & elections5%1%4%
Property taxes13%6%4%
The state's electric grid2%2%2%
Public education5%7%1%
Public safety0%1%2%
Don't know / No opinion2%2%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Immigration / Border security3%15%48%
The state economy7%14%17%
Abortion24%9%5%
Gun violence15%17%4%
Climate change15%6%2%
Health care9%8%3%
Voting & elections10%2%5%
Property taxes2%7%7%
The state's electric grid6%4%3%
Public education4%4%2%
Public safety3%3%2%
Don't know / No opinion2%9%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Immigration / Border security7%1%4%
The state economy15%6%2%
Abortion21%23%27%
Gun violence11%19%13%
Climate change14%15%17%
Health care5%9%12%
Voting & elections8%9%13%
Property taxes3%2%0%
The state's electric grid8%7%3%
Public education6%4%3%
Public safety1%2%5%
Don't know / No opinion2%2%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Immigration / Border security32%51%58%
The state economy22%16%16%
Abortion5%5%4%
Gun violence7%4%2%
Climate change4%2%2%
Health care5%3%1%
Voting & elections5%4%6%
Property taxes7%8%6%
The state's electric grid4%3%2%
Public education5%1%2%
Public safety1%2%2%
Don't know / No opinion3%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Immigration / Border security34%3%19%
The state economy14%15%12%
Abortion11%13%11%
Gun violence5%27%16%
Climate change6%8%10%
Health care5%8%8%
Voting & elections6%6%5%
Property taxes5%3%6%
The state's electric grid4%7%4%
Public education4%3%3%
Public safety3%3%2%
Don't know / No opinion4%4%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Immigration / Border security32%21%
The state economy12%14%
Abortion6%17%
Gun violence8%13%
Climate change10%5%
Health care5%7%
Voting & elections7%5%
Property taxes6%5%
The state's electric grid4%4%
Public education4%3%
Public safety2%3%
Don't know / No opinion4%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Immigration / Border security16%29%35%
The state economy13%13%17%
Abortion13%12%9%
Gun violence14%11%3%
Climate change7%8%5%
Health care7%6%5%
Voting & elections8%6%3%
Property taxes6%4%8%
The state's electric grid6%4%3%
Public education3%4%2%
Public safety4%1%4%
Don't know / No opinion3%3%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Immigration / Border security12%13%33%39%
The state economy14%19%14%6%
Abortion12%13%11%12%
Gun violence8%12%8%15%
Climate change16%9%5%4%
Health care11%7%6%3%
Voting & elections2%3%7%9%
Property taxes4%6%6%4%
The state's electric grid3%6%4%3%
Public education4%5%3%2%
Public safety6%2%1%2%
Don't know / No opinion8%5%3%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Immigration / Border security20%22%29%29%25%29%
The state economy22%14%14%10%15%11%
Abortion0%7%9%15%16%14%
Gun violence5%15%9%14%10%6%
Climate change19%6%9%5%7%8%
Health care9%7%6%8%5%4%
Voting & elections0%5%5%4%7%7%
Property taxes6%7%4%5%6%2%
The state's electric grid8%2%6%4%3%6%
Public education0%5%1%2%3%8%
Public safety0%1%3%1%2%5%
Don't know / No opinion11%8%4%4%0%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Immigration / Border security34%28%19%12%
The state economy16%12%14%8%
Abortion9%6%15%21%
Gun violence11%13%6%9%
Climate change3%7%11%13%
Health care4%6%6%12%
Voting & elections6%4%6%7%
Property taxes5%8%8%1%
The state's electric grid4%5%2%5%
Public education3%5%3%4%
Public safety3%2%2%2%
Don't know / No opinion2%3%7%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "And which of the following issues is most important to your vote in the 2022 Election?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Immigration / Border security34%31%11%22%
The state economy15%16%8%11%
Abortion5%11%21%8%
Gun violence14%8%12%11%
Climate change3%6%14%7%
Health care7%4%10%3%
Voting & elections6%5%8%4%
Property taxes6%5%2%17%
The state's electric grid4%4%4%7%
Public education1%5%3%5%
Public safety3%2%3%0%
Don't know / No opinion2%5%3%5%

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