As the nation waits for election results, voters weigh in on the issues and whether former president Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will bring the kind of change they are looking for. Because it appears change is very much what they want.
Economic concerns and worries about the future are major considerations as voters make their choice in this year’s election.
Preliminary data from the Fox News Voter Analysis, a survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide provide an early look at the mood of voters as they cast their ballots.
This year, more voters headed to the polls believing the country was on the wrong track (70%) than in 2020 (60%). And voters across the country are seeking something different: most want a change in how the country is run, with a quarter (26%) seeking complete and total upheaval.
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Voters’ frustrations with the Biden administration were readily apparent, as more than 5 in 10 disapprove of the job he is doing.
By contrast, voters had net-positive recollections of Donald Trump’s time in office, with over half approving of the job he did as president. Four years ago, 47% approved of the job Trump had done.
This desire for change is coupled with split views on the role of government. Slightly more than half say the government should be doing more to solve the country’s problems, a modest decline from 2020 (57%). Nearly as many (45%) think the government is doing too many things better left to the private sector.
Voters say the economy is far and away the top issue facing the country, followed distantly by immigration and abortion.
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In a sign of inflation’s economic toll, roughly three times as many voters feel they were falling behind financially as feel they were getting ahead. Four years ago, roughly the same number said that they were getting ahead, however, the number who said they were falling behind was just 18% in 2020.
