California voters say the economy is the most important issue facing the state and half of them don’t support paying reparations to black residents, according to a new poll by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics.
The survey, released on June 12, asked registered voters questions on a variety of topics, including presidential candidates and state issues.
The results showed a quarter of the state’s voters—or 25 percent—find the economy to be the most important issue in the Golden State, while 17 percent ranked homelessness highest, and 16 percent were most concerned about housing affordability.
A lower number of respondents said crime, climate change, and threats to democracy were important, at 11 percent and 5 percent each, respectively….