The majority of U.S. voters say they will be thinking first and foremost about President Trump when they head to the polls Tuesday, and most voters do not approve of the Republican president a day ahead of the midterm elections, according to a survey released Monday morning.
Slightly more than half of voters — 51 percent — are thinking “a lot” about Trump as they decide how to vote in state and local elections this Tuesday, a Morning Consult/Politico poll conducted Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 found.
Among that group is 57 percent of Republicans and exactly half of Democrats.
The majority of all voters — 51 percent — are not happy with Trump.
Among Democrats, 3 in 4 say they are very motivated to vote Tuesday compared with nearly two-thirds of Republicans.
However, the top issue voters say is on their mind when they vote for Senate and House lawmakers is the economy. Just under a quarter of voters said the issue was the most important, followed by 20 percent who cited security and 20 percent who named healthcare.
Voters’ focus on economic issues could be good for Republicans. Last month, the White House released a list of Trump’s economic victories, including unemployment claims hitting a 50-year low and the GDP expected to surpass 3 percent for the first time in 10 years.
The online survey was conducted among 1,961 registered voters nationwide and had a 2-percentage-point margin of error.
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