A new report released by Noble Predictive Insights asked Arizona voters why they voted the way they did in the presidential and U.S. senate elections. According to the report, Arizonans weren’t surprised by the presidential election results.
President Donald Trump won the election over Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona with 49.9% of the vote and 11 electoral votes. When polled, a majority of Arizonans thought that Trump had better policy ideas. Unsurprisingly, 89% of Republicans thought Trump had better policies, but 49% of independent and undecided voters felt the same way.
The report also indicates that the economy was the most important issue among Arizonans with immigration and threats to democracy following closely behind, giving Republicans an edge since Trump’s campaign made immigration a signature issue.
Another component contributing to Trump’s win is a majority of Arizonans - 56% - viewing Harris as an extension of President Joe Biden’s policies instead of a candidate with her own policy ideas for the future. Since many Arizonans disapproved of Biden’s performance as president, this did not work in Harris’ favor.
When explicitly asked why they voted for who they did, those who voted for Trump talked about his policies and campaign promises.
