Tuesday, April 16 @ 3:20 p.m. / Pollz
POLL! What is Humboldt's Top Issue of National Concern This Election Year?
If recent polling is to be believed, the economy, crime, social services and immigration are top of mind for Americans as we head deeper into the 2024 election season. And because November will be here before we know it, LoCO thought we would see how Humboldt is feeling about the state of the country.
So, for today’s LoCO Poll, we are dusting off our ranked choice voting system in an attempt to gauge which national issues are the most pressing to Humboldt residents. If this is your first time using this system, all you have to do is drag and drop the items below into the order of how important you think they are this cycle — most important up top — and hit submit. Then, LoCO’s magical voting robots will tabulate your preferences and whittle them down to determine Humboldt’s Top Issue for 2024.
For funsies, we’re gonna give this poll an extra day to marinate. How will this go? Who knows?! Let’s find out. With ten separate categories to order, we’ve given you lots to chew on. Democracy is hard. Thanks, in advance, for playing.
1,504 votes cast.
Poll’s closed!
After hitting “Submit,” in the interest of transparency, you can watch how the LoCO Ranked Choice Poll system works, round by round, below. Results update every 15 minutes.
Results
This poll is closed.
The winner was: Economy / Inflation .
There were 1,504 ballots cast, so the winner needed to get to 753 votes to win.
Here’s how the vote broke down:
ROUND 1
Foreign policy / International relations was eliminated, and those 62 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 2
Social spending (Education / Health care / Infrastructure) was eliminated, and those 86 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 3
Income inequality was eliminated, and those 102 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 4
Crime was eliminated, and those 128 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 5
Social justice issues (Reproductive freedom / Racial equality / Trans rights) was eliminated, and those 146 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 6
Immigration / Border policy was eliminated, and those 222 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 7
Housing / Homelessness was eliminated, and those 310 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 8
Climate change / Environmental issues was eliminated, and those 418 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 9
Economy / Inflation is the winner.
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