In a YouGov poll from last month, Americans were asked if they believed former president Trump or current President Joe Biden would handle issues better than the other if elected this year. Biden comes out on top in health care, environment, and education while Trump got higher marks in economy, immigration, crime and China.
Americans found health care (67%), inflation (65%), crime (59%), education (59%), guns (58%) and immigration (57%) to be the most important issues facing them today.
Americans thought Biden would do better if re-elected in health care and education but favored Trump when it came to inflation, crime, guns and immigration.
Slightly more say that Biden would do better than say the reverse when it came to the environment (40% vs 31%) education (40% vs 34%) health care (39% vs 34%) and LGBTQ issues (38% vs 27%). However, subjects more Americans think Trump would handle better than the reverse are the economy (47% vs 34%) immigration (45% vs 31%) China (45% vs 31%) inflation (44% vs 33%) foreign policy (42% vs 35%) guns (42% vs 32%), crime (41% vs 33%) taxes (41% vs 33%) Ukraine (41% vs 35%) and Israel (39% vs 31%)
On each issue, between 5% and 10% of Americans polled say Biden and Trump would handle the issues equally well. More say that neither would handle it better, including 16% for LGBTQ issues and Israel.
Majorities of Democrats plan to vote for Biden, and the same for Republicans and Trump. Each group responses to the candidates handling of the issues was extremely partisan. However, 15% of Republicans say Biden would handle LGBTQ issues and 10% say the same about China and about abortion.
10% of Democrats say Trump would handle China better and 9% say the same on Ukraine, Taxes, Immigration and LGBTQ issues.
For Independents, Biden is ranked hinger on health care (35% vs 29%) the environment (35% vs 23%) and LGBTQ issues (31% vs 19%). Trump ranks hinger on nearly all the remaining issues; economy 947% vs 26%), China (46% vs 21%), immigration (45% vs 21%), inflation (42% vs 23%) and foreign policy (41% vs 25%).
The now decided Presidential candidates after last weeks super Tuesday Primaries, are ranked closely on education and abortion. Education has Biden at 30% and Trump at 31%. One in five (18%) say neither. 29% think Biden is better for abortion vs Trump’s 29% and 22% who say neither.