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Democracy was a motivating factor for both Harris and Trump voters, but for very different reasons

Inflation and immigration emerged as the dominant themes in this year’s presidential race. But democracy was also prominent in the minds of voters. Half of voters identified democracy as the single most important motivating factor for their vote. AP VoteCast,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — While inflation and immigration emerged as the dominant themes in this year's presidential race , another issue was prominent in the minds of voters for both major candidates: the stakes for democracy . Half of voters identified democracy as the single most important motivating factor for their vote. That was higher than the share of voters who answered the same way about inflation, the situation at the U.

S.-Mexico border , abortion policy or free speech, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.

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