Whether voters say former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or the Supreme Court’s Roe v. They are less likely to support candidates who support Wade’s decision to overturn the race and more likely to support a candidate 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 range of policy proposals on these topics and provided clues as to which policies might move voters. The survey did not specify which party or candidate was associated with the proposal.
The poll shows that voters across the political spectrum are more likely to vote for a candidate who wants to address high costs, and some of those policies are among the most popular of the dozen tested.
About 2 in 3 voters say they are more supportive of 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 support a candidate who “wants to help control inflation by taxing large corporations that are making record profits.”
“It speaks to the importance of the economy and the cost of living, especially in this day and age, and that people are open to potential solutions to lower the cost of living,” said Democratic pollster Aileen Cardona-Arroyo of Hart Research Associates. A poll by Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican polling firm.
One economic proposal — “tariffs as high as 20% on goods from all countries” — was less popular, with 44% saying they would vote less for a candidate who supported the policy, while 35% said they would vote more. support that candidate.
While economic policies can sway voters toward a candidate, the poll also suggests electoral denial can turn them off.
A majority of voters polled — 52% — say they are least likely to support a candidate who says Trump has won the 2020 presidential election, the least popular position tested in the poll.
Voters across swing groups, including suburban women, independents, moderates and seniors, say they are least likely to support a candidate who denies the results of the election. The position only bodes well for Trump’s voter base, including self-proclaimed MAGA Republicans and conservatives.
In an NBC News poll, Trump is still in an extremely close race with Vice President Kamala Harris. both candidates won the support of 48% of voters. This leads voters to judge the candidates on a number of issues, with Trump getting higher marks than Harris on addressing housing and immigration costs, Harris having a significant lead on abortion, and representing competence and change.
On immigration, voters focus on the two immigration policies tested in the poll, with 62% saying they are more likely to vote for a candidate who “supports the deployment of the military to the border to prevent illegal drugs and human trafficking.”
Half of voters surveyed say they are more likely to support a candidate who “supports increased deportations of undocumented immigrants” (although the question did not specify which or how many undocumented immigrants would be deported).
A majority of pro-abortion voters say they are more likely to support a candidate who advocates “a federal law restoring nationwide abortion rights.” Meanwhile, support for overturning the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision was largely unpopular, with 52% saying they were less likely to support a candidate who supported the decision.
Voters were split on which candidate said abortion should be up to each state, with 42% saying they would be more likely to support a candidate who held that position and 42% saying they would be less likely to support that candidate.
An NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted Oct. 4-8, 898 of which were reached by cellphone. Its overall margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.