Fox News Poll: GOP maintains advantage on top issues, but Democrats show some momentum

The economy is nan astir important rumor facing nan country, according to almost 4 successful 10 voters, pinch immigration/border information coming successful a distant second.

That’s according to nan latest Fox News survey released Sunday.

Out of a database of 9 issues, 36% opportunity nan system is nan country’s apical privilege (down from 42% successful December).  Coming successful 2nd is immigration/border information (13%), followed by ambiance alteration (10%), guns (9%), crime (7%), wellness attraction (7%), voting rights/election integrity (7%), abortion (5%), and overseas argumentation (4%).

Fox News Poll shows which rumor is astir important to American voters now vs December 2022.  (Fox News Polls)

Democrats and Republicans agree, to varying degrees, nan system is nan apical problem, but that’s wherever nan similarities end. For Democrats, nan apical issues are nan system (28%), ambiance alteration (18%), and guns (16%), while for Republicans only nan system (43%), and immigration/border information (24%) scope double digits.

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Fox News Poll shows wherever Democrats and Republicans guidelines connected each cardinal issue.  (Fox News Polls)

Voters spot Republicans arsenic amended capable to grip separator information (by 24 points), national security (+16), nan system (+15), nan national fund shortage (+12), migration (+10), and overseas argumentation and taxes (+8 points each).

Fox News Poll shows which issues nan Republican Party handles amended than nan Democratic Party, according to voters. (Fox News Polls)

Democrats are preferred connected ambiance change (by 28 points), wellness attraction (+23), Medicare (+23), abortion (+20), Social Security (+16), power policies (+13), voting authorities (+9), predetermination integrity (+7), and schoolhouse program (+5).

Fox News Poll from February 2023 shows issues that Democrats grip amended than Republicans. (Fox News)

While Republicans person nan advantage connected nan apical 2 issues, nan Democrats’ rumor advantages are larger and propose a competitory rumor situation heading into nan 2024 predetermination cycle. 

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"This is nan aforesaid shape that played retired successful nan midterms, pinch Republicans having a important advantage connected nan apical issue, but Democrats clobbering them connected a constellation of smaller ones," says Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, who conducts nan Fox News canvass pinch Republican Daron Shaw.  "Clearly, perceptions of wherever nan system is heading adjacent twelvemonth will beryllium captious to 2024 elections and an improving system will beryllium a problem for Republicans."

Eight successful 10 voters opportunity nan system is successful dismal information (22% complaint it positively), and complete half (57%) opportunity they person little money successful their pouch compared to past twelvemonth (31% opportunity astir nan same, 12% person more).

The parties are rated astir nan aforesaid connected opioid addiction (D +3) and weapon argumentation (D +1).

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Democrats saw increases successful support connected abortion (+14 points), ambiance alteration (+8), and wellness attraction (+6) since October.  That’s mostly attributable to accrued support from Republicans.

A divided image of President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats besides flipped support connected power policies.  In October, Republicans held nan advantage by 4 points, wherever voters now deliberation Democrats tin amended grip nan rumor by 13.

Support for Republicans connected their different issues person held steady.

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"The political environment heading into nan adjacent predetermination rhythm is fluid," says Shaw. "The Republicans still clasp nan separator connected nan apical issues, but nan Democrats person wide support crossed a wide scope of issues that look to beryllium rising successful salience."

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Conducted Feb. 19-22, 2023, nether nan associated guidance of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll included interviews pinch 1,006 registered voters nationwide who were randomly selected from a elector record and said pinch unrecorded interviewers connected some landlines and cellphones. The full sample has a separator of sampling correction of positive aliases minus 3 percent points.