Trust & Importance on Issues: August 2007
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 |
Issue | Very Impt. | Somewhat Impt. | Not Very Impt. | Not at All Impt. | Issue | Dems | GOPs | Net Dem Advtg. |
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
74%
|
19%
|
5%
|
2%
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
39%
|
29%
|
+10
|
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
|
Nat'l Security/
War on Terror
|
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 |
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
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
74%
|
19%
|
5%
|
2%
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
39%
|
29%
|
+10
|
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
|
Nat'l Security/
War on Terror
|
69%
|
21%
|
5%
|
4%
|
Nat'l Security/ War on Terror
|
43%
|
44%
|
-1
|
Trust & Importance on Issues Monthly Update
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Importance of Issues I Historical Data
Importance of Issues II Historical Data
Trust on Issues I Historical Data
Trust on Issues II Historical Data
