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Most Important Issue Facing the Country
Most Important Issue Facing Nation
| Issue1 |
Democratic caucus voters |
Republican caucus voters |
December 3-6,
2007 |
December 26-28,
2007 |
December 3-6,
2007 |
December 26-28,
2007 |
| The economy and jobs |
28% |
27% |
8% |
12% |
| Iraq |
24% |
25% |
7% |
6% |
| Health care |
29% |
24% |
N/A |
N/A |
| The environment, energy and climate change |
13% |
10% |
N/A |
N/A |
| National security or terrorism |
1% |
5% |
31% |
29% |
| Social Security |
2% |
3% |
N/A |
N/A |
| Moral and family issues |
N/A |
N/A |
23% |
21% |
| Immigration |
N/A |
N/A |
19% |
17% |
| Taxes and government spending |
N/A |
N/A |
11% |
14% |
| Other / No opinion |
3% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
| Poll |
MSNBC /
McClatchy |
MSNBC /
McClatchy |
MSNBC /
McClatchy |
MSNBC /
McClatchy |
| Sample |
400 LV |
400 LV |
400 LV |
400 LV |
| MoE |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
± 5.0 |
1 "Which one of the following issues do you feel is most important...?"
Most Worrisome National Issues
| Issue1 |
Mostly worried |
Mostly optimistic |
No opinion |
| The war in Iraq |
70% |
27% |
3% |
| Social Security |
67% |
30% |
3% |
| Immigration |
62% |
33% |
5% |
| Health care policy |
59% |
38% |
3% |
| Foreign relations |
58% |
36% |
6% |
| Moral values |
59% |
38% |
3% |
| The cost and availability of fuel |
53% |
43% |
4% |
| Security from terrorism |
47% |
49% |
4% |
| The environment |
46% |
52% |
2% |
| Education |
41% |
56% |
3% |
| The economy |
38% |
59% |
3% |
| Agricultural policy |
21% |
68% |
11% |
| Poll |
Iowa Poll |
| Date |
January 21-24, 2007 |
| Sample |
800 |
| MoE |
± 3.5 |
1 "I'm going to mention some issues facing the nation and I'd like to get a sense of your outlook. For each, do you feel mostly worried or mostly optimistic about what lies ahead on this issue?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.
Most Important Issue Facing the Country
| Issue1 |
June 2-4, 2003 |
August 25-27, 2003 |
| Economy / jobs |
24% |
30% |
| Homeland security |
20% |
16% |
| Taxes / federal spending |
19% |
17% |
| Education |
12% |
5% |
| Health care (HMO's) |
10% |
10% |
| Medicare |
6% |
7% |
| Social Security |
5% |
6% |
| Environment |
2% |
3% |
| Moral issues |
1% |
0% |
| War on terror / Iraq rebuilding |
0% |
5% |
| Other |
1% |
1% |
| Poll |
KCCI-TV / Research 2000 |
KCCI-TV / Research 2000 |
| Sample |
600 LV |
600 LV |
| MoE |
± 4.0 |
± 4.0 |
1 "What is the single most important issue facing the nation?"
Most Important Concern to You
| Concern1 |
Most important |
2nd most important |
3rd most important |
| The current state of the U.S. economy |
33% |
27% |
28% |
| Saddam Hussein and Iraq |
31% |
26% |
27% |
Osama bin-Laden
and al-Qaeda |
27% |
25% |
26% |
| Issues of corporate ethics and accountability |
3% |
5% |
6% |
| Environmental issues, including global warming |
3% |
3% |
5% |
| No opinion |
3% |
14% |
8% |
| Poll |
KCCI-TV / Research 2000 |
| Date |
December 20-22, 2002 |
| Sample |
600 LV |
| MoE |
± 4.0 |
1 "Which of the following do you consider to be the (single / second / third) most important concern to you?"
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