The top table below ranks the issues in order of importance to voters. The second table ranks the issues by the Democrats’ advantage on the issue.
| Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election August 2007 |
Trust More on Issues August 2007 |
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| Issue |
Very Impt. |
Somewhat Impt. |
Not Very Impt. |
Not at All Impt. |
Issue |
Dems |
GOPs |
Net Dem Advtg. |
|
74% |
19% |
5% |
2% |
39% |
29% |
+10 |
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|
Economy |
71% |
23% |
4% |
1% |
Economy |
42% |
41% |
+1 |
|
Social Security |
71% |
21% |
6% |
1% |
Social Security |
47% |
34% |
+13 |
|
Health Care |
71% |
19% |
7% |
2% |
Health Care |
52% |
31% |
+21 |
|
69% |
21% |
5% |
4% |
Nat'l Security/ War on Terror |
43% |
44% |
-1 |
|
|
Iraq |
66% |
18% |
7% |
7% |
Iraq |
44% |
40% |
+4 |
|
Education |
62% |
27% |
8% |
2% |
Education |
48% |
32% |
+16 |
|
Immigration |
58% |
25% |
11% |
5% |
Immigration |
38% |
34% |
+4 |
|
Taxes |
57% |
30% |
8% |
2% |
Taxes |
44% |
40% |
+4 |
|
Abortion |
41% |
24% |
20% |
11% |
Abortion |
44% |
37% |
+7 |
| Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election August 2007 |
Trust More on Issues August 2007 |
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| Issue |
Very Impt. |
Somewhat Impt. |
Not Very Impt. |
Not at All Impt. |
Issue |
Dems |
GOPs |
Net Dem Advtg. |
|
Health Care |
71% |
19% |
7% |
2% |
Health Care |
52% |
31% |
+21 |
|
Education |
62% |
27% |
8% |
2% |
Education |
48% |
32% |
+16 |
|
Social Security |
71% |
21% |
6% |
1% |
Social Security |
47% |
34% |
+13 |
|
74% |
19% |
5% |
2% |
39% |
29% |
+10 |
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|
Abortion |
41% |
24% |
20% |
11% |
Abortion |
44% |
37% |
+7 |
|
Iraq |
66% |
18% |
7% |
7% |
Iraq |
44% |
40% |
+4 |
|
Taxes |
57% |
30% |
8% |
2% |
Taxes |
44% |
40% |
+4 |
|
Immigration |
58% |
25% |
11% |
5% |
Immigration |
38% |
34% |
+4 |
|
Economy |
71% |
23% |
4% |
1% |
Economy |
42% |
41% |
+1 |
|
69% |
21% |
5% |
4% |
Nat'l Security/ War on Terror |
43% |
44% |
-1 |
|
