Economy is top issue for voters in the 2020 electionWith the country in the midst of a recession, nearly eight-in-ten registered voters (79%) say the economy will exist very important to them in making their conclusion about who to vote for in the 2020 presidential election – the top outcome of 12 included in the survey.

The economy is consistently a top voting issue. In a survey asking a similar, though not identical, list of issues in June 2016, the economy also was the elevation voting issue.

In the current survey, 68% of voters say health care is very of import to their vote, while 64% cite Supreme Court appointments.

As the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, 62% of voters say the outbreak will exist a very important factor in their decision about who to support in the autumn.

Most six-in-ten (59%) say fierce crime will be very important to their 2020 decision, and 57% say this nigh strange policy.

Immigration and racial and ethnic inequality rank toward the lower end of the list for voters (52% each call these bug very important to their vote).

Fewer than one-half say climate change (42%) or abortion (40%) will be very important factors in their decision (though majorities say these issues volition be at least somewhat important to them).

Trump and Biden voters diverge over importance of COVID-xix to their vote this fall

Top issues for Trump supporters are economy, crime; Biden supporters prioritize health care, coronavirusThere are stark differences in how registered voters who back up Donald Trump and Joe Biden view the importance of these issues. In fact, of 12 problems included, the only ones that comparable shares of Biden supporters and Trump supporters view equally very of import are foreign policy and Supreme Court appointments.

For Trump supporters, the economy (88%) and vehement offense (74%) are the most salient problems. Roughly vi-in-ten Trump supporters cite immigration (61%), gun policy (60%) and strange policy (57%) as very important to their vote.

Past contrast, the largest shares of Biden supporters view health care (84%) and the coronavirus outbreak (82%) every bit very of import. A sizable majority also rates racial and indigenous inequality as important to their vote (76%).

While there are substantial differences betwixt Trump and Biden supporters on the importance of virtually issues, the widest gaps are on climatic change (57 percentage points) and racial and indigenous inequality (52 points).

In improver, Biden supporters are more than than twice every bit probable than Trump supporters to say the coronavirus outbreak (82% of Biden supporters, 39% of Trump supporters) and economic inequality (65% of Biden supporters, 28% of Trump supporters) as very of import.

Larger shares of Trump than Biden supporters say violent crime (74% vs. 46%), immigration (61% vs. 46%) and gun policy (60% vs. 50%) are very important to their decision about who to vote for in 2020.

Republicans lead on the economy; Democrats have advantages on climate, health, racial issues

GOP holds edge on economy; Democrats lead on climate change, coronavirusAmong registered voters, the Republican Party holds a 9 pct point border over the Democrats on the result of being better able to handle the economic system (49% Republican Party, forty% Democratic Party). And as has been the instance for many years, more voters say the GOP could practise a better job than the Democratic Political party on terrorism (46% vs. 37%).

By contrast, the Democratic Party holds wide advantages among voters on climate change (58% to 27% over the GOP), abortion and contraception (51% to 36%) and wellness intendance (51% t0 37%). In addition, the Democratic Party has 12-point leads on handling the public health bear on of the coronavirus and issues involving race and ethnicity.

On other issues, including clearing, gun policy, the federal budget arrears and law enforcement and criminal justice, neither party has a pregnant edge amid voters.