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Toplines - NUSA August 2024 Ohio

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National Survey of 1,267 Ohio Likely Voters
Conducted August 13-17, 2024, by Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA


1.     Biden Approval

 

26% Strongly approve

17% Somewhat approve

23% Somewhat disapprove

32% Strongly disapprove

  3% Not sure

 

2.     2020 Vote

 

44% Biden

51% Trump

  2% Other

  3% Didn’t vote

  1% Not sure

 

3.     Likely 2024?

 

88% Very likely

10% Somewhat likely

  1% Not very likely

  1% Not at all likely

  0% Not sure

 

4.     If the 2024 presidential election was held today, and the main candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

44% Harris

51% Trump

  3% Other

  2% Not sure

 

5.     If the 2024 candidates for president were Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel, West, Jill Stein and Chase Oliver, who would you vote for?

 

42% Harris

50% Trump

  4% Kennedy

  1% West

  0% Stein

  0% Oliver

  1% Other
  2% Not sure

Answered by 527 respondents who would vote for Kamala Harris:

 

6.     How enthusiastic are you about your vote for Kamala Harris, very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not very enthusiastic, or not at all enthusiastic?

 

65% Very enthusiastic

21% Somewhat enthusiastic

  9% Not very enthusiastic

  4% Not at all enthusiastic

  1% Not sure

Answered by 631 respondents who would vote for Donald Trump:

 

7.     How enthusiastic are you about your vote for Donald Trump, very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not very enthusiastic, or not at all enthusiastic??

 

70% Very enthusiastic

21% Somewhat enthusiastic

  5% Not very enthusiastic

  3% Not at all enthusiastic

  1% Not sure

 

8.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or for the Republican candidate?

 

43% Democrat

50% Republican

  8% Not sure

 

9.     For senate, would you vote for Democrat Sherrod Brown or Republican Bernie Moreno?

 

47% Brown

42% Moreno

  3% Someone else

  8% Not sure

 

10.  Sherrod Brown has received an F- grade from the non-partisan organization NumbersUSA for supporting illegal alien amnesty and votes against increased border security.  Does that make you more likely or less likely to support him?

 

25% More likely

42% Less likely

26% No difference

  7% Not sure

 

11.  When thinking about the elections for President, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  4% Note sure

  7% Violent crime

18% Border security

35% Economy

  6% Climate change

13% Abortion

  4% Global conflicts & war
  3% Education
  9% Government corruption
  3% Other

 

12.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Kamala Harris?

 

31% Very favorable

17% Somewhat favorable

  9% Somewhat unfavorable

41% Very unfavorable

  3% Not sure

 

13.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?

 

37% Very favorable

17% Somewhat favorable

  7% Somewhat unfavorable

38% Very unfavorable

  2% Not sure

 

14.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of JD Vance?

 

30% Very favorable

19% Somewhat favorable

  8% Somewhat unfavorable

34% Very unfavorable

  8% Not sure

 

15.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Tim Walz?

 

24% Very favorable

16% Somewhat favorable

10% Somewhat unfavorable

36% Very unfavorable

14% Not sure

 

16.  Importance of inflation when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

58% Very important

29% Somewhat important

  8% Not very important

  2% Not at all important

  2% Not sure

 

17.  Importance of the economy when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

68% Very important

25% Somewhat important

  4% Not very important

  1% Not at all important

  1% Not sure

 

18.  Importance of abortion when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

48% Very important

23% Somewhat important

15% Not very important

10% Not at all important

  3% Not sure

 

19.  Importance of illegal immigration when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

52% Very important

27% Somewhat important

14% Not very important

  5% Not at all important

  2% Not sure

 

20.  Importance of government corruption when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

65% Very important

25% Somewhat important

  6% Not very important

  2% Not at all important

  2% Not sure

 

21.  Importance of education when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

55% Very important

33% Somewhat important

  9% Not very important

  2% Not at all important

  1% Not sure

22.  In general, have the immigration policies of the Biden administration been very successful, somewhat successful, somewhat unsuccessful or very unsuccessful?

      12% Very successful
      27% Somewhat successful
      13% Somewhat unsuccessful
      41% Very unsuccessful
        6% Not sure

 

23.  Would Kamala Harris’ immigration policies be better or worse than Joe Biden’s policies?

       25% Better
       34% Worse
       30% About the same
       11% Not sure

 

24.  When thinking about Former President Donald Trump’s presidency, were his immigration policies very successful, somewhat successful, somewhat unsuccessful or very unsuccessful?

       40% Very successful
       19% Somewhat successful
       12% Somewhat unsuccessful
       25% Very unsuccessful
         4% Not sure

 

25.  Would Donald Trump’s immigration policies be better or worse than Joe Biden’s policies?

       54% Better
       32% Worse
         9% About the same
         5% Not sure

 

26.  On the question of illegal immigration, is the government doing too much or too little to reduce illegal border crossings and visitor overstays?  Or is the level of action about right?

       12% Too much
       58% Too little
       20% About right
       10% Not sure

 

27.  Some people claim that the millions of illegal immigrants who have come to the U.S. in the last four years has created a severe shortage of housing, forcing rent prices and house price to rise. Do you agree or disagree?

       37% Strongly agree
       22% Somewhat agree
       14% Somewhat disagree
       20% Strongly disagree
         7% Not sure

 

28.  Is the situation at the US-Mexico border a crisis?

       61% Yes
       27% No
       12% Not sure

 

29.  How likely is it that the increased illegal immigration in the past few years was purposely allowed by the Biden administration?

       45% Very likely
       16% Somewhat likely
       13% Not very likely
       18% Not at all likely
         8% Not sure

 

30.  In general, would you support or oppose legislation to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and allow them to become permanent U.S. residents?

       16% Strongly support
       21% Somewhat support
       15% Somewhat oppose
       39% Strongly oppose
       10% Not sure

 

31.  Illegal immigration and border security are top issues for some Americans. Which aspect of illegal immigration and border security are most important to you?

       35% Taxpayer resources going to immigrants here illegally
         8% Wage stagnation or depression
       20% Crime
         5% Competition for working class jobs
         8% Sanctuary cities protecting criminal illegal aliens
       23% Not sure

 

32.  Would you support or oppose a policy of deporting all illegal aliens?

       37% Strongly support
       20% Somewhat support
       16% Somewhat oppose
       21% Strongly oppose
         7% Not sure

 

33.  If given a choice between two candidates, one of whom favored granting amnesty to illegal aliens and one of whom favored deporting all illegal aliens, which candidate would you vote for?

       34% Amnesty candidate
       51% Deportation candidate
       15% Not sure

 

34.  In general, would you support or oppose legislation to give taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens?

       10% Strongly support
       18% Somewhat support
       16% Somewhat oppose
       48% Strongly oppose
         8% Not sure

 

35.  Do you support having sanctuary cities in your state?

       15% Strongly support
       21% Somewhat support
       12% Somewhat oppose
       42% Strongly oppose
       10% Not sure

 

36.  Do you support or oppose legislation to implement E-Verify, which would make it harder for businesses to hire illegal aliens?

       43% Strongly support
       25% Somewhat support
       13% Somewhat oppose
         8% Strongly oppose
       11% Not sure

 

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence