Bolstered by strong support from lower income voters and from those who see economic issues as most important this year, Democrats continue to enjoy a double digit advantage over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

The latest Rasmussen Reports polling shows Democrats up by twelve percentage points, 47% to 35%. Those results are little changed from a week ago. From now through Election Day, Rasmussen Reports is tracking the Generic Congressional Ballot on a weekly basis. Crosstabs are available for Premium Members.

Among voters who earn less than $20,000 annually, Democrats lead 64% to 22%. Among those in the $20,000 to $40,000 range, Democrats lead 49% to 32%. Republicans are more competitive in higher income brackets but even among those who earn more than $75,000 annually, Democrats lead 44% to 39%. In the Presidential election, Barack Obama leads among voters at the lowest and at the highest end of the income scale. John McCain does much better among those who earn between $40,000 and $75,000 a year.

When it comes to issues, 41% of voters consider economic issues to be the highest priority. Among these voters, Democrats lead 59% to 25%.

However, 24% say that national security issues are most important. Among these voters, Republicans lead on the Generic Ballot 51% to 34%. Democrats also lead among the 11% who see domestic issues like Social Security and Health Care as most important. McCain leads among the 9% who say fiscal issues are tops and among the 6% whose primary interest is in cultural issues (Crosstabs available for Premium Members).

During Election 2004, more than 40% of voters consistently rated national security issues as most important and just one-in-four thought economic issues were the key voting issue.

On the Generic Ballot, Democrats now lead by nineteen percentage points among women and just four percentage points among men. Barack Obama’s party leads by two points among White voters and 92% to 4% among African-American voters. Among all other voters, Democrats lead by fourteen.

The survey of 7,000 Likely Voters found that just 16% believe the United States is heading in the Right Direction. Seventy-nine percent (79%) say we have gotten off on the wrong track.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s recent comments about coal and oil making us sick became the number one video on YouTube, but most Americans disagree with him.

Democrats retain a huge advantage when it comes to partisan identification and are trusted more by voters on all ten key issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports.

During the month of June, approval ratings for President Bush sank to new all-time lows. So did consumer confidence. For the first time ever, data from the Rasmussen Employment Index showed that more employees worked for firms that were laying people off than worked for firms that were hiring.

Ratings for the current Congress remain at all-time lows. Over half of the nation’s voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job.

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