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Survey of 708 New
Mexico Likely Voters
Conducted September
19-22, 2024
By Rasmussen Reports
and American Thinker
1* When thinking about the elections for President and US
Senate, which of these is the most important to you?
2% Not sure
8% Violent crime
18% Border security
27% Economy
10% Climate change
10% Abortion
4% Global
conflicts and war
6% Education
8% Government
corruption
6% Other
2* Which issue is the most important one for the next
president to solve, abortion rights, illegal immigration, rising prices, or
protecting our democracy?
21% Abortion rights
27% Illegal immigration
26% Rising prices
25% Protecting our democracy
2% Not sure
3* If the elections for Congress were held today, would
you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?
51% Democrat
42% Republican
2% Other
5% Not sure
4* If the election for Senate were held today, would you
vote for Democrat Martin Heinrich, or Republican Nella Domenici?
47% Martin Heinrich
40% Nella Domenici
4% Other
9% Not sure
5* If the 2024 Presidential election were held today, and
the candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald
Trump, who would you vote for?
50% Harris
44% Trump
3% Other
2% Not sure
6* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Kamala Harris?
37% Very favorable
21% Somewhat favorable
7% Somewhat
unfavorable
33% Very unfavorable
3% Not sure
7* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?
31% Very favorable
18% Somewhat favorable
7% Somewhat
unfavorable
43% Very unfavorable
2% Not sure
8* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the Democrat Party?
32% Very favorable
25% Somewhat favorable
9% Somewhat
unfavorable
29% Very unfavorable
4% Not sure
9* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the Republican Party?
24% Very favorable
25% Somewhat favorable
14% Somewhat unfavorable
35% Very unfavorable
3% Not sure
10* Which of the two candidates in your view has a better
character, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?
52% Harris
43% Trump
5% Not sure
11* Which of the two candidates poses a greater threat to
Democracy, Kamala Harris and the Democrats, or Donald Trump and the
Republicans?
46% Harris and Democrats
49% Trump and Republicans
5% Not sure
12* From which political party is the biggest threat of
dictatorship or tyranny coming from, the Democrats or the Republicans?
42% Democrats
51% Republicans
8% Not sure
13* Are you better off than you were four years ago?
40% Yes
49% No
11% Not sure
14* Will today’s children be better off than their
parents?
26% Yes
52% No
22% Not sure
15* Is America safer than it was four years ago?
32% Yes
58% No
10% Not sure
16* Who is the biggest enemy America currently faces,
Iran, China, Russia, the Democrat party, the Republican party, or domestic
extremists?
6% Iran
19% China
14% Russia
20% Democrat Party
18% Republican Party
17% Domestic Extremists
6% Not sure
17* Which candidate do you trust most to deal with
powerful foreign nations like China, Russia and Iran?
47% Harris
47% Trump
6% Not sure
18* If given a choice between two candidates, one of whom
favored granting amnesty to all illegal aliens and one of whom favored
deporting all illegal aliens, which candidate would you vote for?
38% Amnesty candidate
43% Deportation candidate
19% Not sure
19* On the question of illegal immigration, is the
government doing too much or too little to reduce illegal border crossings and
visitor overstays? Or is the level of action about
right?
12% Too much
59% Too little
20% It is about right
9% Not sure
20* Who do you trust more to secure the southern border?
44% Harris
48% Trump
8% Not sure
21* Recent federal policies have added about one million new permanent
immigrants to the United States each year. Which is closest to the number of
new immigrants the government should be adding each year?
19% Zero
36% 500,000
19% 1,000,000
5% 1,500,000
6% 2,000,000
15% Not sure
22* Which candidate do you trust most to improve America’s
economic situation?
47% Harris
48% Trump
5% Not sure
23* Do President Joe Biden’s economic policies, Bidenomics, make you more likely or less likely to support
Kamala Harris, or do they not make much difference?
33% More likely
39% Less likely
22% No difference
6% Not sure
24* Which is more important for the next few years,
bringing down energy prices, or bringing down carbon dioxide emissions?
56% Energy prices
37% Carbon emissions
8% Not sure
25* Which candidate do you trust most to handle America’s
energy Policy?
50% Harris
45% Trump
5% Not sure
26* When considering gender and sexual identity issues,
which candidate’s values are closer to your own?
50% Harris
40% Trump
10% Not sure
27* Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There
are only two genders?
49% Strongly agree
16% Somewhat agree
12% Somewhat disagree
16% Strongly disagree
7% Not sure
28* Do you support or oppose gender transition therapy for
minors, to include hormone replacement therapy and gender reassignment surgery?
14% Strongly agree
17% Somewhat agree
16% Somewhat disagree
43% Strongly disagree
9% Not sure
29* Who do you trust more for your political news? Major cable news channels, network TV news,
or independent online sources?
25% Major cable news channel
23% Network TV News
30% Independent online sources
11% Some other news sources
11% Not sure
30* Which cable TV news channel would you be most likely
to trust? CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or
Newsmax?
22% CNN
19% MSNBC
24% Fox News
13% Newsmax
18% None of them
4% Not sure
31* Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential
Election? President Joe Biden or Former President Donald Trump?
50% Biden
40% Trump
10% Other
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
