What 450,000 Conversations with Working-Class Voters Tell Us
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What 450,000 Conversations with Working-Class Voters Tell Us National Office 815 16TH ST. NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006 TEL 202-637-5137 INFO@WORKINGAMERICA.ORG Health Care Has Increasingly Become the Top Issue for More Voters Regardless of
National Office 815 16TH ST. NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006 TEL 202-637-5137 INFO@WORKINGAMERICA.ORG
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0% 10% 20% 30% 2012 2014 2016 2018
Share of Voters Saying Health Care is Their Top Issue
Composite Based on Historical Canvass ID Data African American White
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0% 10% 20% 30% 2012 2014 2016 2018
Share of Voters Saying Health Care is Their Top Issue
Composite Based on Historical Canvass ID Data Female Male
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0% 10% 20% 30% 2012 2014 2016 2018
Share of Voters Saying Health Care is Their Top Issue
Composite Based on Historical Canvass ID Data MN NC OH PA
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0% 10% 20% 30% 2012 2014 2016 2018
Share of Voters Saying Health Care is Their Top Issue
Composite Based on Historical Canvass ID Data Republican-Leaning Swing Democrat-Leaning
2 1 7 8 Gov Spending/Deficit Transportation Education Health Care
Who’s Winning on Each Issue?
Votes Netted by Issue Controlling for the Partisanship of the Electorate (per 100 voters)
Taxes
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Jobs and the Economy
Advantage Republican Advantage Democrat
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19 13 10 8 9 4 2 2
2018 2016 2014 2012
Vote Advantage Per One Hundred Voters Vote Advantage for Democrats Derived from Health Care Voters
Composite Based on Historical Canvass ID Data White Working Class Working Class-People of Color
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13,624 44,524 111,543
AUG.
Number of Ads Run in Battleground Elections
(Source: Wesleyan Media Project)
Paid Media Increases, Communications Keep Voters Focused
Composite from battleground races in CA, MN, OH
0.5%
Placebo Treatment
Change in Share of Voters Saying Health Care is an Important Voting Issue
+8.7pp Treatment Effect
Composite from Clinical Testing in battleground races in CA, MN, OH
SEPT. OCT.
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2.2 4.2 12.5 18.9
Minnesota Governor CA-10 Ohio Governor PA-18 Special- GOP Health Care Voters
Votes Gained Per $100