Economy, Immigration Remain Top Concerns For Voters, Poll Finds

 The state of the economy and immigration remain the top concerns for voters as we near the presidential election in November, a new poll has found.

The poll from The Economist and YouGov found that the two issues are still the top concerns for Americans, marking the continuation of a trend identified by earlier polls. While 74 percent of those polled said that jobs and the economy are “very important,” another 23 percent said that it is “somewhat important.” Another 56 percent said that immigration was “very important” while an additional 31 percent called it “somewhat important.”

When asked directly about which issue was the most important to them, 24 percent pointed to inflation, 13 percent said jobs and the economy, and 12 percent said immigration was the most important issue to them.

Respondents were critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the issues, with 60 percent disapproving of his performance on inflation, 52 percent disapproving of his performance on job and the economy, and 57 percent disapproving of his performance on immigration.

 

It is not clear, however, that these low approval ratings for Biden will affect Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris as she prepares to face off against former President Donald Trump in November. The poll found that Harris held a slight two-point lead over Trump, with 46 percent of respondents saying that they will vote for Harris while 44 percent said that they will be voting for Trump.

The poll, which was conducted from August 11th through the 13th, reaffirms previous surveys, which have consistently found that the economy and immigration are some of the most important issues for voters heading into the November election.

One March poll from Harvard Harris and the Center for American Political Studies found that immigration was the single biggest issue facing the country, with inflation and price increases, the economy and jobs, and crime and drugs coming in as the next leading issues. One poll in April found that only 20 percent of voters believed that the United States has control over its own borders.