Poll: Voters repelled by election denial and overturning Roe — and drawn to economic proposals
Voters are far less likely to back candidates who say former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who support the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and they are more likely to support a candidate who they feel is working to address high costs, according to the latest national NBC News poll.
Voters are far less likely to back candidates who say former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who support the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and they are more likely to support a candidate who they feel is working to address high costs, according to the latest national NBC News poll.
With voters citing the economy and inflation, abortion, immigration and democracy as top issues in this election, the survey tested a series of policy proposals on those topics, offering clues about which policies could move voters. The survey did not identify which party or candidate is associated with the proposal.
The poll shows that voters across the political spectrum are more likely to vote for a candidate seeking to address high costs, with some of those policies among the most popular of the dozen tested. Follow live updates on the 2024 election
Roughly 2 in 3 voters say they are more likely to back a candidate “who supports expanding domestic oil and natural gas production to lower gas and energy prices,” as well as a candidate who supports a $6,000 federal child tax credit. And 61% say they are more likely to back a candidate “who wants to help control inflation by taxing large corporations that are making record profits.”
“That speaks to the importance of the economy and the cost of living especially at this time, and people being open to potential solutions to drive down the cost of living,” said Democratic pollster Aileen Cardona-Arroyo of Hart Research Associates, which conducted the survey with Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican polling firm.One economic proposal — “tariffs as high as 20% on goods from all countries” — was not as popular, with 44% saying they are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports that policy, and 35% saying they are more likely to support that candidate.
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