Among Republican voters, 84% trust their own party more on both the economy and immigration, while Democrats are somewhat more inclined to trust their own party on the economy (85%) than on immigration (75%).
Among voters who trust Republicans more to handle the economy, 94% also trust the GOP more on immigration. Among those who trust Democrats more on the economy, 83% also trust Democrats more on immigration.
Among voters not affiliated with either major party, Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on immigration by a 17-point margin (47% to 30%), while the margin is much closer on the economy (41% trusting Republicans more, 32% trusting Democrats).
The “gender gap” is a much more significant factor on immigration than on the economy. The Republicans have just a two-point advantage over Democrats on the economy with men (45%-43%) and a one-point margin among women (44%-43%). On immigration, however, men trust the GOP more by a 17-point margin, while among women voters, Republicans are trusted more by just five points (46% to 41%).
On immigration, the GOP enjoys double-digit margins in every racial category except black voters, who trust Democrats more (65% to 25%) on the issue.
Voters under 40 are somewhat less likely than their elders to trust Democrats on the economy.
Breaking down the electorate by economic categories, voters earning less than $50,000 a year are more likely to trust Democrats on the economy, while those with annual incomes between $100,000 and $200,000 have the clearest preference for Republicans on immigration.
Voters are divided over whether the deportation of illegal immigrants should be halted by concerns about constitutional protections.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey also found that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the "due process of law" should prevent the government from deporting illegal immigrants, while 42% disagree and 15% are not sure. While 61% of Democrats think due process should prevent deportations of illegals, 61% of Republicans say no. Voters not affiliated with either major party are closely divided, with 41% saying "due process of law" should prevent the government from deporting illegal immigrants, 40% saying it should not and 20% undecided.
- 2024 Election
- presidential polls
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- Trump policies
- partisan polls
- gender gap
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