2019: The Public’s Priorities and Expectations

Americans’ policy priorities for this year are dominated by health care and immigration. Over the past year, immigration has risen to the top of the public’s agenda, equal to health care. Despite the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives in November, Republicans continue to be more positive about the state of the country and where it’s heading than Democrats.

In a recent poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, Americans offer a long and diverse catalog of problems for the government to address in 2019. In order to explore the public’s agenda for the next year, the poll accepted up to five volunteered issues from each respondent. CONT.

Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research