Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from Jan. 19 to 31 were asked what issues they believed should be the top government and election priority in 2022.
Out of 526 respondents, 44% said voting and/or election laws should be the top priority, while 26% said inflation and the economy were most important. Fourteen percent of respondents chose COVID-19 and health care as their top priority, while another 16% were split among the remaining poll options.
The full question and results can be found below:
What should be the top government and election priority in 2022?
- Inflation/Economy: 26% (135)
- COVID-19/Health Care: 14% (74)
- Voting/Election Laws: 44% (231)
- Schools: 5% (28)
- Immigration: 4% (20)
- Other: 7% (38)
A breakdown of the data can be downloaded here.
This poll question and results were made available through a partnership between the WNA and Polco, a national civic engagement company based in Madison, to help Wisconsin newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.
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