Voters divided on whether Harris, Trump would be best for jobs, crime: Survey
Voters are split on whether Vice President Harris or former President Trump would be best to tackle issues such as jobs and crime, a recent survey found.
The poll, conducted by The Associated Press/NORC Research Center, found that more voters said they trust Trump to handle crime over his Democratic rival: 42 percent to 37 percent. Another 13 percent of respondents said neither presidential nominee is going to be better on crime, and 7 percent said they both would be good.
Voters have consistently ranked the economy as their No. 1 issue. The American public has largely been pessimistic about the economy under the Biden administration, but it appears to have improved in the most recent survey.
As of the latest survey, 43 percent of respondents said Harris would be better for jobs and unemployment across the country. Trump trailed closely with 41 percent support. Just 8 percent said neither candidate would be helpful, and 6 percent said both Harris and Trump equally would improve jobs and unemployment, the data shows.
The vice president earned the greatest support among voters on issues like abortion, election integrity and climate change. The former president saw his greatest support on immigration, tariffs and inflation.
Harris also earned a higher favorability rating than her GOP rival. Among all registered voters, 51 percent had a favorable view of the vice president while 46 percent had an unfavorable view. Roughly 58 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Trump and 40 percent had a favorable view, the survey found.
The pollster's analysis comes with less than two weeks until Election Day. The candidates are attempting to send last-minute messages to voters before it’s too late.
The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s aggregate of polls shows the vice president leading her GOP rival by 0.9 points nationally — 48.7 percent to 47.8 percent.
The AP-NORC survey, published earlier this week, was conducted Oct. 11-14 among 1,072 adults and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
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