Political Issues Ranked by Importance [View all]

[MineralMan]

Rassumussen surveyed Americans on which issues they considered very important during December. Their report, as of December looks like this for the top ten issues:

The percentages are based on people selecting issues as "Very Important."

Economy
80%
Health Care
67%
Gov't Ethics and Corruption
65%
Taxes
60%
Social Security
60%
Education
60%
Immigration
49%
National Security/War on Terror
48%
Afghanistan
24%
War in Iraq
19%

This is what candidates are basing their campaigns on. Other issues rank lower in their importance to voters, so they'll get less attention from the candidates. You can see the methodology and other details at the link below:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/importance_of_issues