The economy ranks as the most crucial issue for voters in the 2024 presidential election, with a new Gallup poll indicating that it’s the only issue that more than 50 percent of registered voters say is “extremely important” in influencing their choice.
The poll, released on Oct. 9, shows that 52 percent of voters surveyed in the last two weeks of September said that the economy is “extremely important” when determining their choice for U.S. president, while another 38 percent see it as “very important.”
Combined, this suggests that the economy will be a key factor for approximately 90 percent of voters in the upcoming election, which pits Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican candidate former President Donald Trump, who leads on economic perceptions among voters….