This statistic shows the results of a 2012 survey in the United States regarding the most important problems in the current U.S. economy. The respondents were sorted by political party. In 2012, 27 percent of democrats, 38 percent of republicans and 30 percent of independent voters stated that the economy in general was the most crucial problem for the United States.
What do you think is the most important problem for this country today?
(by political affiliation, United States, 2012)
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Gallup. (August 15, 2012). What do you think is the most important problem for this country today? (by political affiliation, United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239605/most-important-problem-us-politics/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "What do you think is the most important problem for this country today? (by political affiliation, United States, 2012)." Chart. August 15, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239605/most-important-problem-us-politics/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. (2012). What do you think is the most important problem for this country today? (by political affiliation, United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239605/most-important-problem-us-politics/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup. "What Do You Think Is The Most Important Problem for This Country Today? (by Political Affiliation, United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239605/most-important-problem-us-politics/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Gallup, What do you think is the most important problem for this country today? (by political affiliation, United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239605/most-important-problem-us-politics/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 06, 2025)
What do you think is the most important problem for this country today? (by political affiliation, United States, 2012) [Graph], Gallup, August 15, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239605/most-important-problem-us-politics/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
