Nearly three quarters of California primary voters say the economy and jobs are the top issues on their mind as they head to their polling places on June 7.
According to the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy/Field poll released Tuesday, 73 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of Republicans say that they are most concerned about the economy and jobs when casting their votes. But the similarities between the two parties end there.
Besides the economy, the next most important issues for Democratic voters are education, ensuring clean air and water, healthcare and equal pay for women.
In contrast, GOP voters care most about terrorist threats and national security, reducing the size of government, Social Security, Supreme Court appointments, immigration and healthcare.
The poll also found that the vast majority of voters, 69 percent, want a candidate willing to make compromises to get legislation passed, versus the 27 percent of voters who prefer a candidate that doesn’t compromise their beliefs.
The poll, done for NBC news, surveyed 1,0001 likely California voters between May 4-11 and has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
