Toplines - AT Nov 2024 Michigan

Survey of 908 Michigan Likely Voters
Conducted October 24 - November 1, 2024 by Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker

 

1.     2020 Vote

 

48% Biden

46% Trump

  6% Other

 

2.     2016 Vote

 

  37% Clinton

  48% Trump

  15% Other

 

3.     When thinking about the elections for President and US Senate, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  3% Not sure

  4% Violent crime

20% Border security

34% The economy
  6% Climate change
14% Abortion
  7% Global conflicts & war
  1% Education
  8% Government corruption
  4% Other

 

4.     Which issue is the most important one for the next president to solve, abortion rights, illegal immigration, rising prices, or protecting our democracy?

 

19% Abortion rights

30% Illegal immigration

32% Rising prices
18% Protecting our democracy
  1% Not sure

 

5.     Thinking of the presidential election, how do you plan to vote this year?

 

53% In person on Election Day

17% Early in-person
29% Vote by mail
  0% Probably won't vote
  1% Not sure

6.     When do you plan to vote this year?

 

33% Already voted

15% This week

12% Next week / up to Election Day

39% In person, on Election Day

  1% Not sure

 

7.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?

 

48% Democrat

48% Republican

  1% Other

  3% Not sure

 

8.     If the election for Senate were held today, would you vote for Democrat Elissa Slotkin or Republican Mike Rogers?

 

45% Elissa Slotkin

46% Mike Rogers

  3% Other

  6% Not sure

 

9.     If the 2024 Presidential election were held today, and the candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

49% Harris

48% Trump

  1% Other

  2% Not sure

 

10.  Harris Favorability

 

32% Very favorable

18% Somewhat favorable

  9% Somewhat unfavorable

39% Very unfavorable

  2% Not sure

 

11.  Trump Favorability

 

32% Very favorable

17% Somewhat favorable

  6% Somewhat unfavorable

44% Very unfavorable

  1% Not sure

 

12.  Are you better off than you were four years ago?

 

30% Yes

63% No

  8% Not sure

 

13.  Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

 

19% Yes

53% No

28% Not sure

 

14.  When considering legal immigration into the United States, which is closer to your thinking, that we need to increase immigration, decrease immigration, temporarily cut it off, or keep it about the same?

 

12% Increase

36% Decrease

23% Temporarily cutoff

21% Keep about the same

  8% Not sure

 

15.  How accurate is it to describe the current situation with migrants at the border with Mexico as an "invasion" of the United States?

 

36% Very accurate

24% Somewhat accurate

17% Not very accurate

15% Not at all accurate

  8% Not sure

 

16.  Do you support or oppose using the armed forces or national guard to stop the flow of illegal immigration at the US southern border?

41% Strongly support

23% Somewhat support

15% Somewhat oppose

15% Strongly oppose
  6% Not sure

 

17.  Who is most to blame for the millions of illegal immigrants that have come to the United States? George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, somebody else, or none of them?

 

 5% Bush

 9% Obama

16% Trump
28% Biden
14% Harris
  3% Somebody else
 14% None of them
 12% Not sure

 

18.  How important is it to prevent cheating in elections?

 

82% Very important

12% Somewhat important

  2% Not very important
  2% Not at all important
  2% Not sure

 

19.  How likely is it that wider use of mail-in voting will lead to more cheating in elections?

 

29% Very likely

24% Somewhat likely

22% Not very likely
16% Not at all likely
  9% Not sure

 

20.  When it comes to determining who won an election, which is closer to your thinking?  The votes should all be counted on election day, or that it’s okay for election counts to take more than a day?

 

53% Counted on Election Day

41% Okay for more than one day

  6% Not sure

 

21.  Would you prefer to vote with a paper ballot, or with an electronic voting machine?

 

61% Paper Ballot

29% Electronic voting machine

10% Not sure

 

22.  Do electronic voting machines make it easier or harder to cheat in elections?

     36% Easier
     18% Harder
     46% Not sure

 

23.  Should every state require that ballots be available immediately after elections for bipartisan voters reviews to enhance election confidence and transparency?

 

63% Yes

13% No

24% Not sure

 

24.  Generally speaking, when it comes to abortion, are you pro choice or pro life?

 

56% Pro-choice

35% Pro-life

  9% Not sure

 

25.  Who do you trust more on the issue of abortion, kamala Harris, or Donald Trump?

 

52% Harris

43% Trump

  5% Not sure

 

26.  Should abortion be legal up to the first month of pregnancy, legal up to the third month of pregnancy, legal up to the 6th moth of pregnancy, legal at any time, or illegal?

 

19% 1 Mo.

31% 3 Mo.

11% 6 Mo.

17% Any time

14% Illegal
  9% Not sure

 

27.  Which candidate for president is the most competent, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

 

47% Harris

48% Trump

  4% Neither

  2% Not sure

 

28.  Which candidate represents a greater threat to democracy, kamala Harris, or Donald Trump?

 

            49% Harris

            44% Trump
              7% Not sure

 

29.  Which cable TV news channel would you be most likely to trust?  CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or Newsmax?

 

22% CNN

13% MSNBC

30% Fox News

  9% Newsmax

24% None of them
  4% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence