Harvard Poll: Voters' Top Issues Are Inflation, Crime, and Immigration

The top issues among voters are inflation, crime, and immigration according to a new poll from Harvard University and Harris Insights and Analytics which was shared with The Hill.

Harvard's Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll found in a survey released on Monday that most voters ranked inflation as being "very" or "somewhat important," followed by crime, immigration, and abortion.

• 74% said inflation is "very important."
• 22% said inflation is "somewhat important."
• 68% said crime is "very important."
• 26% said crime is "somewhat important."
• 59% said immigration is "very important."
• 31% said immigration is "somewhat important."
• 55% said abortion is "very important."
• 29% said abortion is "somewhat important."

Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll, noted, "The big issues of everyday life are overpowering issues like choice and climate change as we approach the election. Undeniably this last inflation report hurt the administration and so are the daily crime stories in big cities."

The poll also found Republicans holding a narrow lead over Democrats on a generic ballot, with 53% supporting the GOP and 47% backing Democrats.

Harvard CAPS and Harris Poll surveyed 2,010 registered voters from Oct. 12-13, with no margin of error given.

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