Economy and democracy rank among US voters’ top issues

Economy · First reported 3 Nov, 23:46 · Updated 00:19

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Two reports on voter polling identify the economy and the state of democracy as major concerns. One gives approximate shares for each issue, while the other describes the poll’s scope and methodology.

The BBC says the economy and the state of democracy were named as top issues in an election-day poll.
An AP survey cited by France 24 found about four in ten voters named the economy as the most important issue and three in ten named democracy.
The BBC describes its Voter Poll as a representative survey that includes early and election-day voters, and notes estimates may be updated as more data arrives.

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Key facts

Economy: About 4 in 10 voters named it the most important issue in the AP survey cited by France 24.
Democracy: About 3 in 10 voters named the state of US democracy as a primary concern in the AP survey cited by France 24.
BBC Voter Poll: The poll asks tens of thousands of voters about their opinions and motivations, according to the BBC.
Poll data collection: SSRS collects data on behalf of a consortium of news companies, the BBC reports.