Voters are much less likely to support candidates who say former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and they are much more likely to support a candidate which they say is working to tackle the high costs. according to the latest national NBC News survey.
With voters citing the economy and inflation, abortion, immigration and democracy as the top issues in this election, the survey tested a range of policy proposals on these topics, providing clues as to which policies might move voters. The investigation did not reveal which party or candidate is involved in the proposal.
The poll shows that voters across the political spectrum are more likely to vote for a candidate who will tackle high costs, with some of these policies among the most popular of the dozens of policies tested.
About 2 in 3 voters say they are more likely to support a candidate “who supports expanding domestic oil and natural gas production to lower gas and energy prices,” as well as a candidate who supports a $6,000 federal child tax credit. And 61% say they are more likely to support a candidate “who wants to help control inflation by taxing big companies that make record profits.”
“That speaks to the importance of the economy and the cost of living, especially in this day and age, and that people are open to potential solutions to bring down the cost of living,” said Democratic pollster Aileen Cardona-Arroyo of Hart Research Associates, who conducted the survey. poll by Public Opion Strategies, a Republican polling firm.
One economic proposal – “tariffs as high as 20% on goods from all countries” – was not as popular: 44% said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who supports that policy, and 35% said they would be more likely to do so . support that candidate.
While economic policies could move voters toward a candidate, the survey also shows that election denial could turn them off.
A majority of voters surveyed – 52% – say they are less likely to support a candidate who says Trump won the 2020 presidential election, making it the least popular position tested in the survey.
Voters in swing groups, including suburban women, independents, moderates and seniors, say they are less likely to support a candidate who denies the election results. The position will only have a positive effect on Trump’s voter base, including self-proclaimed MAGA Republicans and conservatives.
Trump is still locked in an extremely close race with Vice President Kamala Harris in the NBC News poll, with both candidates receiving support from 48% of voters. That’s because voters rate the candidates on a range of issues, with Trump getting higher marks than Harris on dealing with the cost of living and immigration, while Harris has a significant advantage on abortion and an edge on competence and representing change.
On immigration, voters are leaning toward two immigration policies tested in the survey, with 62% saying they would be more likely to vote for a candidate “who supports deploying the military at the border to stop illegal drugs and human trafficking.”
And half of voters surveyed say they would be more likely to support a candidate “who supports increasing deportations of undocumented immigrants” (although the question did not specify which or how many undocumented immigrants would be deported).
On abortion, a majority of voters say they are more likely to support a candidate who advocates “a federal law that restores the nation’s right to abortion.” Meanwhile, support for the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade was largely unpopular, with 52% saying they would be less likely to support a candidate who supports that decision.
Voters were split on a candidate who says the abortion issue should be left up to each state, with 42% saying they would be more likely to support a candidate with that position, and 42% saying they would be less likely to support that candidate.
The NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters, 898 of whom were reached by cell phone, was conducted Oct. 4-8. It has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
