A seismic shift in opinion is occurring among the electorate with just months until Election Day. While issues fluctuate in prominence from election cycle to cycle, pollsters are observing a sustained hardening of views among voters on two prominent 2024 election topics: illegal immigration and crime.

Today, this means support for mass deportations of illegal immigrants, and when asked about the country’s criminal justice system, voters say it now encourages crime rather than deters it. The quick evolution of these issues is proof of an embrace of a more populist approach and reflects the broader political reorientation occurring among the major political parties.