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Just hours before the first US election results are expected, Edison Research publishes a poll on Election Day that addresses the issues that matter most to American voters.
In the poll, nine out of ten voters say they believe their state can count the votes correctly.
In the important state of Florida, where votes had to be counted by hand in 2000, half say they are “very confident” that their vote will be handled correctly. Four out of ten are “pretty safe.”
In recent days, candidates have traveled to secure votes, especially in tipped states. However, according to the poll, seven out of ten had decided which candidate to vote for before September.
It should be noted that Edison’s poll was physically conducted among voters at polling stations, which likely characterizes the results. The majority of Republican voters have said they will come to vote on Election Day to vote. Many more Democrats have voted early.
Coronavirus and major economics
According to polls on Election Day, the coronavirus and the economy were the top political issues for about half of the voters who voted on Election Day.
Two out of ten respond that the coronavirus is the most important issue for them when choosing a president. The number can be said to be surprisingly low, given that more than 9.4 million people are infected in the United States. More than 230,000 have died.
Four in ten respondents believe that the United States’ efforts to deal with the crown situation have been very poor, according to the survey.
Half of Florida voters believe that the national management of the coronary pandemic has been either fairly poor or very poor.
Seven out of ten describe that wearing a mask in public is important for public health. Three out of ten see it as a personal choice.
Joe Biden says that he is superstitious and therefore does not want to predict the outcome of the presidential election, but still says he is optimistic.
I disagree on what is most important
The poll also reflects the division among voters as to which issues are considered most important.
Among the voters who voted for Trump, the majority highlighted the economy, while those who gave their vote to Biden thought that the situation of the crown was the most important to them.
The measurements show that there is a predominance of Americans who believe that it is more important to manage the coronavirus properly, even if it damages the economy.
Four in ten believe that the economy is more important, although it slows down the work of preventing the spread of the infection.
This map shows when polling stations are voting.
CNN Poll: Votes Mainly Against Trump
In addition to the Edison Research poll, CNN conducted its own poll on Election Day. This also includes voters who have voted early.
Four out of five voters who respond that they vote for President Donald Trump say they primarily vote for the candidate, writes CNN.
Two out of three Biden voters do the same, but the rest vote for the Democratic candidate because they are against Trump.
About a third responded that finances are the most important thing to them. One in five blacks has the same rights and one in six blacks is dealing with the crown pandemic.
About one in ten said that health policy, crime and violence are important issues. Although many state economies are more important than the coronavirus, a narrow majority respond that the first thing that must be prioritized is to control the spread of the virus in the country.
A police officer is handling a dog that belongs to a man with a gun who was stopped by police outside a polling place in North Carolina.
Photo: Grant Baldwin / AFP
Quieter than expected
Donald Trump has asked his supporters to keep an eye on whether all is well and Joe Biden has warned of the chaos. However, election day in the United States thus far appears to have been slower than feared.
With a record number of early votes cast, not as many have been cast as usual on Election Day. This despite the fact that one of the largest turnouts is expected around the US presidential election.
Both the New York Times and the Washington Post report directly through Election Day. So far, calm conditions are reported, for example in Minneapolis.
– The queues are short and people can vote. So far we are not worried, says Grace Wachlarowicz, who is responsible for the elections in the city where George Floyd was assassinated this summer.
In Detroit, one of the many cities where the National Guard is on standby, noise was also expected. So far, things have gone well there too.
“Every election day has its challenges, but overall, everything is going well here now,” Aghogho Edevbi, director of All Voting is Local, which organizes elections in Michigan, told the Washington Post.
There have been some exceptions. A Trump supporter was arrested by police at a polling station in North Carolina after he showed up wearing a Trump hat, military boots and a gun, the New York Times reports.
The US authorities are prepared for riots in connection with the elections. So far, the National Guard has commanded 3,600 soldiers to many of the nation’s states, The Hill reports. They can be inserted at short notice if noise occurs.
Fox News reports that Chicago is a place where they are preparing for trouble.
“We’ve made sure the National Guard is ready,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told Fox.
A little postal mess
A lot of attention has also been paid to advance and mail ballots in this election. So far, there have been two cases that the authorities are investigating.
In Nevada, Republicans have asked the state Supreme Court to stop counting some mail-in votes to await a lower court decision on whether the signatures on the ballots can be verified by a machine or whether they must be done manually.
The US Postal Service has also chosen not to follow a request from a federal judge to process postal votes on an urgent basis. Instead, they have chosen to adhere to their own internal deadlines.
