Fox News Voter Analysis: Is this a change election? Top issues and mood of the nation as voters weigh in

As the federation waits for election results, voters measurement successful connected the issues and whether erstwhile president Donald Trump oregon Vice President Kamala Harris volition bring the benignant of alteration they are looking for. Because it appears alteration is precise overmuch what they want.

Economic concerns and worries astir the aboriginal are large considerations arsenic voters marque their prime successful this year’s election. 

Preliminary information from the Fox News Voter Analysis, a survey of much than 110,000 voters nationwide supply an aboriginal look astatine the temper of voters arsenic they formed their ballots.   

This year, much voters headed to the polls believing the state was connected the incorrect way (70%) than successful 2020 (60%).  And voters crossed the state are seeking thing different: astir privation a alteration successful however the state is run, with a 4th (26%) seeking implicit and full upheaval. 

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Voters’ frustrations with the Biden administration were readily apparent, arsenic much than 5 successful 10 disapprove of the occupation helium is doing.

By contrast, voters had net-positive recollections of Donald Trump’s clip successful office, with implicit fractional approving of the occupation helium did arsenic president. Four years ago, 47% approved of the occupation Trump had done.

This tendency for alteration is coupled with divided views connected the relation of government. Slightly much than fractional accidental the authorities should beryllium doing much to lick the country’s problems, a humble diminution from 2020 (57%). Nearly arsenic galore (45%) deliberation the authorities is doing excessively galore things amended near to the backstage sector. 

Voters accidental the system is acold and distant the apical contented facing the country, followed distantly by migration and abortion. 

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Four successful 10 voters accidental ostentation was the azygous astir important origin to their vote. 

Voters person dismal evaluations of the economy: two-thirds rated it arsenic just (40%) oregon downright mediocre (23%). Four years ago, successful the depths of a coronavirus-induced recession, lone 14% said economical conditions were poor. 

In a motion of inflation’s economical toll, astir 3 times arsenic galore voters consciousness they were falling down financially arsenic consciousness they were getting ahead. Four years ago, astir the aforesaid fig said that they were getting ahead, however, the fig who said they were falling down was conscionable 18% successful 2020.

Being capable to spend nutrient (67%) was the main budgetary interest for much voters than wellness attraction (54%), lodging (51%), and state (48%). 

On balance, voters had somewhat much favorable views of Harris (48% favorable, 49% unfavorable) arsenic a idiosyncratic than Trump (46% favorable, 52% unfavorable). The aforesaid is existent astatine the vice-presidential level: views of Tim Walz (43% favorable, 41% unfavorable) were somewhat amended than opinions of JD Vance (42% favorable, 46% unfavorable). Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ended his third-party statesmanlike bid and endorsed Trump successful August, was little fashionable than the 2 moving mates (41% favorable, 43% unfavorable). 

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The spotlight is not benignant to Biden, whose sharply antagonistic favorability standing (40% favorable, 57% unfavorable) slipped importantly from 4 years agone (50% favorable, 48% unfavorable). 

2024 FNVA Methodology Statement:

The Fox News Voter Analysis, conducted successful concern with the Associated Press, provides a broad look astatine voting behavior, opinions, and preferences arsenic America votes. It is based connected surveys of the U.S. electorate conducted by NORC astatine the University of Chicago with voting results from The Associated Press. For the 2024 General Election, the FNVA results are based connected a probability illustration of registered voters drawn from authorities elector files, samples of self-identified registered voters from a probability-based nationalist panel, and samples of self-identified registered voters from opt-in online panels. The FNVA survey of the American electorate was conducted successful each 50 states, October 28 to November 5, concluding astatine the extremity of voting connected Election Day.  

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