Seven out of ten American voters are unhappy about the current state of affairs in their country, 80% made up their mind about a candidate months ago, and more are worried about the economy than about abortion, exit polls conducted by Edison Research and released by CBS News have suggested.
US voters were asked about their views on a range of issues, the answers to which are used to infer their candidate preferences.
Both in battleground states and nationally, more voters have said they are worse off financially than four years ago. Trump voters overwhelmingly see the US economy negatively, while Harris voters tend to see it more positively. Overall, voters are more critical and pessimistic about the US economy than than in 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
