Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
123
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
The economy and the state of democracy have been named as the top issues for US voters, according to an election day poll.
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economy → publish → poll
The survey - officially called the Voter Poll - asks tens of thousands of the American electorate their opinions and motivations, and providing a breakdown by age, gender, education and other demographics.
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survey → call → age
Polling company SSRS collects data on behalf of a consortium of news companies, and the survey is a representative sample of American voters in the run up to the election, and includes exit polling of both early and on the day voters.
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survey → collect → voters
Like all surveys they are estimates; the numbers are also likely to be updated as more data arrives.
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data → update → surveys
Economy ranked as top issue
Some 39% of those asked in the poll of more than 79,000 people said the economy was the most important issue, while 32% put the state of democracy top.
Following that, immigration was named most important by 14% of voters while healthcare, foreign policy and crime were ranked first by a lower share.
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healthcare → rank → share
Data suggests the majority of US voters have a negative view of the state of the national economy.
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majority → suggest → economy
Some 75% of those asked said the economy was in a "not so good or poor" state with 25% saying it was "excellent or good".
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it → ask → state
Looking at their own family finances, 44% of people said they were in a worse situation than two years ago, 38% said about the same and 18% said better.
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% → look → same
Majority say Trump's policies 'worsened economy'
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policies → say → economy
Almost two thirds (65%) of voters surveyed say US President Donald Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions in the US.
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policies → survey → US
By contrast, 28% say Trump's policies have improved conditions and only 8% say the president has had no impact.
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president → say → impact
People were also asked whether expressing support or opposition for Trump was one reason for their midterm vote.
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expressing → ask → vote
Some 43% said expressing opposition was a reason but a similar proportion (41%) said he was not a factor.
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he → say → opposition
Only 16% of those asked said expressing support was a reason for their vote.
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expressing → ask → vote
Almost four in ten of those asked (38%) said they were angry at the way things are going in the US at the moment, with a further 37% saying they were dissatisfied.
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they → ask → moment
Only 18% said they were satisfied, and 7% of respondents felt enthusiastic.
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% → say → respondents
So taken together, there is a majority telling pollsters SSRS they are not happy about the current state of the country.
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they → take → country
Inflation has caused hardship for most Americans
As well as broader issues, pollsters also asked about inflation and the impact of rising prices on people's lives.
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pollsters → cause → lives
Almost eight in 10 voters (79%) said inflation had caused them and their family a severe or moderate hardship in the past year.
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inflation → say → year
A fifth (21%) of those answering said it had caused them no hardship at all.
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it → answer → hardship
A majority of voters (59%) said they were "very concerned" about the cost of petrol and diesel and a similar proportion (58%) gave this answer about the cost of food and groceries.
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proportion → say → food
More than six in 10 respondents (62%) said they thought that higher than usual prices were more because of Trump's policies.
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prices → say → policies
And 38% said it was more due to factors beyond his control.
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it → say → control
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