Importance of Economic Inequality in Determining Vote Choice (September 2019)

Importance of Economic Inequality in Determining Vote Choice (September 2019)

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categoryTotal
Very important62%
Somewhat important29%
Not very important5%
Not at all important2%
Don't know / No opinion1%

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categoryDemocratIndependent
Very important64%40%
Somewhat important28%40%
Not very important5%6%
Not at all important1%14%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very important59%57%70%
Somewhat important33%33%24%
Not very important8%6%4%
Not at all important0%2%1%
Don't know / No opinion0%2%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very important68%51%65%
Somewhat important26%36%29%
Not very important4%8%4%
Not at all important1%3%2%
Don't know / No opinion1%2%0%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very important63%62%82%
Somewhat important29%33%12%
Not very important7%4%2%
Not at all important0%1%2%
Don't know / No opinion0%1%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very important57%72%65%
Somewhat important36%18%25%
Not very important4%6%7%
Not at all important2%3%1%
Don't know / No opinion1%2%2%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very important64%61%
Somewhat important28%30%
Not very important5%6%
Not at all important2%2%
Don't know / No opinion1%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very important87%69%66%50%61%54%
Somewhat important5%29%24%35%26%40%
Not very important0%1%8%9%9%2%
Not at all important0%1%1%6%2%2%
Don't know / No opinion9%1%1%0%2%1%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very important70%56%63%62%
Somewhat important23%26%31%36%
Not very important6%9%5%1%
Not at all important0%6%0%1%
Don't know / No opinion1%3%1%1%

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