(NORTH DAKOTA) – A poll of 500 likely voters in North Dakota shows strong support for the Republican Party.
The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of the Brighter Future Alliance, was conducted June 15-19, and shows North Dakotans frustrations with the economy, inflation and the border are driving negative views about President Biden’s job performance.
Voters are dissatisfied with the current economic situation with a majority (58 percent) rating the economy as poor and six-in-ten (64 percent) saying they do not believe the worst of inflation is behind citizens.
When asked which issues are most important to them, 19 percent say immigration and border security, 15 percent say cost of living like groceries and gas, and 11 percent say jobs and the economy.
With pocketbook issues and immigration concerns front and center, nearly eight-in-ten voters say the country is off on the wrong track and Joe Biden’s job approval rating is underwater, 26 percent approve, and 70 percent disapprove.
Election survey
Those participating in the poll heavily support Republicans in the Presidential and statewide races.
According to the poll, voters prefer a Republican candidate who will be a check and balance to Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in Washington as opposed to a Democratic candidate who will help Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer pass their agenda by a margin of 67 percent to 26 percent.
In the Presidential race, Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 34 points.
In the U.S. Senate race, Senator Kevin Cramer leads Democrat Katrina Christiansen by 36 percentage points, with six percent undecided.
In the U.S. House race, Republican Julie Fedorchak leads Democrat Trygve Hammer 39 percentage points. A slightly higher margin, 10 percent, remain undecided.
In the Gubernatorial race, Congressman Kelly Armstrong leads Democrat Merrill Piepkorn by 39 percentage points, while independent Michael Coachman checks in with 11 percent of the vote, with six percent undecided.
Issues
Voters oppose legalizing marijuana for adults 21 and older by a 14-point margin.
A slight plurality support banning taxes based on the assessed value of a property narrowly, 45 percent to 42 percent.
When asked to rate on a scale of 0 to 100 how important twenty different policy proposals were to them, five rose to the top as being the most important: Fighting to ensure we have free and fair elections, making changes to Social Security and Medicare so the programs remain financially viable long into the future, reducing inflation to stop price increases, providing travel assistance for veterans living in highly rural areas to health care appointments, and enhancing vetting at the border to prevent security threats from entering the United States.
