Question

what are three current issues that the state of Texas is facing and why you believe that they are of utmost importance.

Answer 1

Answer :

The most important problems facing the country? Overall, Texas voters picked political corruption/leadership as the top item, followed by immigration and health care. That first one was the top pick of 29 percent of Democratic respondents, followed by health care. But the top picks of Republicans for most important national problems matched their picks for state problems: Immigration (20 percent) and border security (15 percent).

Healthcare's high level of importance (35% among all Americans) can be attributed to about half of Democrats and more than a third of independents ascribing it as extremely important, making it the most important issue for both groups.

Gun policy (34%) and education (33%) are similarly driven into Americans' five most important issues as a result of 20-point Democratic margins. Those issues also rank highly among independents.

Terrorism/national security and the economy -- at 34% and 30% among U.S. adults, respectively -- are the two most influential issues for Republican voters. They are less polarizing than Democrats' two most important issues, given that Democrats also rate these fairly high on importance. Thirty-eight percent of Republicans rate national security as extremely important to them in the 2020 election, as do 33% of both Democrats and independents. Republicans (30%), Democrats (30%) and independents (29%) are all in alignment as to how influential the economy will be to their vote.

Immigration and border security continues to be cited as the most important issue facing Texans. One third of Texans cited it as their top issue, statistically the same as in the November 2014 Texas Pulse survey (35%). Responses regarding this issue, however, are very partisan, with 50% of Republicans citing it as their top issue while only 10% of Democrats identified it that way.

Eighteen percent of Texans cited the economy and jobs as their top issue, making it the most bipartisan issue, with 15% of Republicans and 21% of Democrats agreeing. In 2014, 12.2% of Texans cited it as their top issue. Although Hispanics and Anglos polled the same (16%) on this question, double that percentage of African-Americans (31%) cited this as their top issue. Health care was next. Although only 7% of Republicans cited it as their biggest issue, one quarter of Democrats (24%) did so. Women were slightly more likely (16%) to cite this issue than were men (12%). Education is the top issue for 13% of all voters, down slightly from 17% in 2014. Eight percent of Republicans, and 21% of Democrats named this issue as their priority.

Importance of Issues to U.S. Adults' Votes in 2020 Presidential Election :

Extremely important	Extremely important + Very important
	%		%
Healthcare	35		81
Terrorism and national security	34		80
Gun policy	34		74
Education	33		83
The economy	30		84
Immigration	28		74
Climate change	26		55
Abortion	25		64
The distribution of income and wealth in the U.S.	25		58
The federal budget deficit	23	72
Taxes	23	69
Race relations	23	66
The nation's infrastructure	22	74
Foreign affairs	21	64
Trade with other nations	18	68
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights	11	38