A survey conducted in July 2025 found that the most important issue for ***percent of Americans was inflation and prices. A further ***percent of respondents were most concerned about jobs and the economy.

According to a 2023 survey, young adults in the United States were divided when it came to important political issues. However, more than half of Americans between ** and ** considered the cost of living and inflation the most important political issue.

According to a 2023 survey, inflation and gas prices were the most important issues for Gen Z and Millennial voters in the United States. Additionally, about ** percent of voters between 18 and 34 years old considered abortion a top political issue heading into the 2024 election.

This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. In this poll, respondents were asked about the upcoming presidential election, President Ronald Reagan's performance in office, military and domestic spending, and United States involvement in Central America. Demographic information on respondents includes race, sex, age, religion, income and educational levels, and political party affiliation.

This special-topic poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other social and political issues. This data collection contains information relating to the upcoming election, including respondents' party affiliations and voting preferences, their opinions of President Ronald Reagan's performance in office, and their views on the effect of different interest groups, such as environmentalists and the Moral Majority, on the United States. Demographic information about the respondents includes age, sex, race, religion, educational level, marital status, income, and type of residence.

According to a survey from late December 2024, the two most important issues among Republican voters in the United States were inflation and immigration, with ** and ** percent ranking it their primary political concerns respectively. In contrast, only *** percent of Democrats considered immigration their most important issue. Inflation and healthcare were the leading issues among democrats in the U.S.

Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (SETUPS) for American Politics are computer-related modules designed for use in teaching introductory courses in American government and politics. The modules are intended to demonstrate the process of examining evidence and reaching conclusions and to stimulate students to independent, critical thinking and a deeper understanding of substantive content. They enable students with no previous training to make use of the computer to analyze data on political behavior or to see the results of policy decisions by use of a simulation model. The SETUPS: AMERICAN POLITICS modules were developed by a group of political scientists with experience in teaching introductory American government courses who were brought together in a workshop supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation in the summer of 1974. The American Political Science Association administered the grant, and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research was host to the workshop and provided data for most of the SETUPS. The modules were tested and evaluated during the 1974-1975 academic year by students and faculty in 155 classes at 69 universities and colleges. Appropriate revisions were made based upon this experience. This collection comprises 15 separate modules: (1) Political Socialization Across the Generations, (2) Political Participation, (3) Voting Behavior, The 1980 Election, (4) Elections and the Mass Media, (5) The Supreme Court in American Politics, Court Decisions, (6) The Supreme Court in American Politics, Police Interrogations, (7) The Dynamics of Political Budgeting, A Public Policy Simulation, State Expenditures, (8) The Dynamics of Political Budgeting, A Public Policy Simulation, SIMSTATE Simulation, (9) The Dynamics of Political Budgeting, A Public Policy Simulation, SIMSTATE II Simulation, (10) Fear of Crime, (11) Presidential Popularity in America, Presidential Popularity, (12) Presidential Popularity in America, Advanced Analyses, (13) Campaign '80, The Public and the Presidential Selection Process, (14) Voting Behavior, The 1976 Election, and (15) Policy Responsiveness and Fiscal Strain in 51 American Communities. Parts 8 and 9 are FORTRAN IV program SIMSTATE sourcedecks intended to simulate the interaction of state policies. Variables in the various modules provide information on respondents' level of political involvement and knowledge of political issues, general political attitudes and beliefs, news media exposure and usage, voting behavior (Parts 1, 2, and 3), and sectional biases (15). Other items provide information on respondents' views of government, politics, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter as presidents, best form of government, government spending (Part 3), local police, the Supreme Court (Parts 4 and 15), the economy, and domestic and foreign affairs. Additional items probed respondents' opinions of prayer in school, abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment Law, nuclear energy, and the most important national problem and the political party most suitable to handle it (Part 3). Also included are items on votes of Supreme Court judges (Part 5), arrest of criminal suspects and their treatment by law enforcement agencies (Part 6), federal government expenditures and budgeting (Part 7), respondents' feelings of safety at home, neighborhood crime rate, frequency of various kinds of criminal victimization, the personal characteristics of the targets of those crimes (Part 10), respondents' opinions of and choice of party presidential candidates nominees (Part 13), voter turnout for city elections (15), urban unrest, and population growth rate. Demographic items specify age, sex, race, marital status, education, occupation, income, social class identification, religion, political party affiliation, and union membership.

This poll, conducted August 1996, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Views were gathered on the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, as well as on President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, the economy, and foreign affairs. Respondents were polled on whether they were better or worse off financially compared to three years ago, whether it was more important to cut federal taxes or balance the federal budget, and whether they supported middle class tax cuts, even if it meant cutting spending on federal programs. Questions involving the upcoming presidential election polled respondents on the likelihood that they would vote, whom they would vote for (President Bill Clinton, Republican Bob Dole, or Reform Party candidate Ross Perot), whether each candidate had the qualities needed to be an effective president, the success of their political campaigns, and who the Republican vice-presidential candidate should be. Opinions were solicited on whether the presidential candidates had a vision for the future of the country, had high moral and ethical standards, cared about people like the respondent, had new ideas, and stood up for what they believed in, and which one would do a better job handling issues such as the economy, crime, the environment, and Medicare. Respondents were queried on whether they would vote for a Democratic or Republican candidate in the upcoming United States House of Representatives election, whether they approved of the way the United States Congress was doing its job, and whether Pat Buchanan should be allowed to make a speech at the Republican convention. Respondents were also asked which political party best represented their ideal of how the United States should be governed, whether the views of each party were too conservative or too liberal, whether respondents supported Ross Perot's new Reform Party, and whether the country needed a new political party. Views were also elicited on issues such as a federal balanced budget amendment, the death penalty, congressional term limits, gun control, organized prayer in public schools, a flat-tax system, recent changes to the welfare system, affirmative action, gay rights, and whether respondents would prefer a smaller government with fewer services or a larger government with many services. Several questions addressed whether abortion should be legal, whether the Republican vice-presidential candidate should support legal abortion, and whether the Republican platform should support a constitutional amendment to ban abortion. Other topics addressed respondents' level of confidence in the United States government to prevent future terrorist attacks, how worried they were about the possibility of major terrorist attacks in the United States, and whether the government should mount a war against terrorism, even if it cost billions of dollars and intruded on personal freedoms. Background variables include sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, employment status, education, religion, household income, social class, subjective size of community, labor union membership, political orientation, political party affiliation, and voter registration and participation history.

The Politbarometer has been conducted since 1977 on an almost monthly basis by the Research Group for Elections (Forschungsgruppe Wahlen) for the Second German Television (ZDF). Since 1990, this database has also been available for the new German states. The survey focuses on the opinions and attitudes of the voting population in the Federal Republic on current political topics, parties, politicians, and voting behavior. From 1990 to 1995 and from 1999 onward, the Politbarometer surveys were conducted separately in the eastern and western federal states (Politbarometer East and Politbarometer West). The separate monthly surveys of a year are integrated into a cumulative data set that includes all surveys of a year and all variables of the respective year. The Politbarometer short surveys, collected with varying frequency throughout the year, are integrated into the annual cumulation starting from 2003.

According to a 2023 survey, young adults in the United States were politically divided when it came to important political issues. Among those planning to vote for a Republican candidate, more than two-thirds considered securing the border their most important issue. In contrast, securing the border was the most important issue for *** percent of young Americans planning to vote for a Democratic candidate.

Worldwide, United States president Joe Biden received the highest approval for his handling of global economic problems and climate change. However, a larger share disapproved of his handling of all major policy fields listed than those who approved of it. His handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza received the highest disapproval.

This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. In this poll, respondents were asked their opinions on Ronald Reagan's presidential performance, his handling of the economy and inflation, former President Richard Nixon's role in Watergate, and the impact of inflation upon the respondent's personal finances, job security, and unemployment history, if any. Demographic information on respondents includes race, sex, age, religion, and educational level.

This dataset covers ballots 445-55 spanning January-November 1981. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 445-1 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other important political issues within the country such as M.P.'s salaries, who would make the best Prime Minister and the government's economic policy. There are also questions on other topics including threats to Canada, inflation and ratings of public schools in the community. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Ed Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; best party to handle problems; who would make the best Prime Minister for Canada; biggest threat to Canada's future; the Federal government's economic policy; increasing an M.P.'s salary; the most important problem facing the country; rating an M.P.'s job performance; ratings of public schools in the community; and success in controlling inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 445-1-z - cleaned version of 445-1 446-1 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about international relations and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the approval of adding a second C.B.C. network, discrimination and kidnapping. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of a second C.B.C. network; being discriminated against; the causes of lawlessness; the chances of children having a happy life; the cost of education; criticisms of the education system; favouring capital punishment; the government's handling of kidnappers; the most important thing unions do for its members; quality of education; quality of newspaper reporting; U.S-Canada relations under Reagan. Basic demographic variables are also included. 447-3 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the use of seatbelts, using alcoholic beverages and compulsory military service. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: what the favourite sport to watch is; the approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; chances of becoming unemployed; chances of finding a job if unemployed; the effects of regional differences on Confederation; the government guaranteeing jobs; helping poor countries; the influence the USSR has on the world; the least amount of income a family needs; making seatbelt use mandatory; opinion of compulsory military service; opinion of PetroCan buying PetroFina; using alcoholic beverages; and using seatbelts. Basic demographic variables are also included. 448-2 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about changing the Constitution and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as opinions about the teaching profession, "Reaganomics" and comparing private and government companies. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: adopting "Reaganomics"; the best option if the British parliament rejects patriation; buying back U.S. firms in Canada; comparing pension plans for private and government companies; comparing rate of pay for private and government companies; comparing working conditions for private and government companies; the effects of Reagan policies on Canada; efforts to patriate the Canadian Constitution; including the Charter of Rights in the Constitution; opinions about the teaching profession; opinion of U.S. investment in Canada; opportunities for women at work; performance in the Constitutional debate; whether or not Britain should amend the Canadian Constitution; support for Joe Clark as leader of the Conservative party; using the Canadian Constitution to unite the country. Basic demographic variables are also included. 449-2 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as banning certain types of advertisements, filling out a tax return and the type of schools handicapped children should attend. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic variables. Topics of interest include: advertising the dangers of drinking; the approval of Ed Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Joe Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; banning cigarette advertisements; banning liquor advertisements; charging drunk drivers; the country that is ahead in space research; the difficulty of filling out a tax return; the effects of cutting taxes; filling out a tax return; the household member with the best political judgment; how M.P's should vote; increasing the price of alcoholic beverages; making drivers perform breath tests; taking care of the elderly; the type of help received while filling out a tax return; the type of school mentally handicapped children should attend; and the type of school physically handicapped children should attend. Basic demographic variables are also included. 450-1 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the influence of television; rising prices and the use of cigarettes. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the chances of an energy shortage and teen drinking. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and political variables. Topics of interest include: Canada's energy crisis; the chance of an energy shortage in the future; creating smoking areas in restaurants; father as top boss of family; how the government is handling the economy; the influence of television; the minimum amount of income a family needs; rising prices; smoking cigarettes; the successfulness of controlling inflation; teen drinking in the community; and unmarried couples living together. Basic demographic variables are also included. 451-1 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as predicted business conditions; rising prices and the satisfaction with standard of living. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Broadbent as leader of the NDP; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; comparing the quality of items; having drivers take regular physicals; the most important problem facing Canada; prediction of business conditions; the preferred mode of transportation for long trips; the preferred type of work week; ratings of business conditions; rising prices; satisfaction with standard of living; and types of deals farmers get from the government. Basic demographic variables are also included. 452-1 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, the postal workers strike, creating a permanent voter's list and the ordination of married men. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic variables. Topics of interest include: coping with the postal strike; creating civilian review boards of police; delaying the Eastern electoral ballot; the effects of the ordination of married men on the church; the effects of the ordination of women on the church; having a permanent voter's list; husbands doing housework; increasing an M.P.'s pension; opinions about Broadbent as NDP leader; opinions about Clark as leader of the Conservative party; opinions about Trudeau as Prime Minister; opinions of the offer made to striking postal workers; richer provinces helping poor ones; and the government wasting money. Basic demographic variables are also included. 453-1 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as allowing workers to strike, saying grace and interest rates. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and

This dataset covers ballots 241 and 243-45, spanning February, July, September, and November 1955. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 241 - February This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians, with regard to such subjects as politics, climate change, current events and international relations. The respondents were also asked questions so they could be sorted into geographic, demographic and social groups. Topics of interest include: accessibility of University education; the C.C.F. party; car ownership; compulsory military duty; climate change; family problems; the federal election; immigration; international relations; the Liberal party; phone ownership; preferred political party; population size; professional theatre attendance; the Progressive Conservative party; prosperity of Canada; union membership; United States; and voting behaviour. Basic demographic variables are also included. 243 - July The aim of this Gallup poll is to gather Canadians opinions on current events, gender issues, religion and politics. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social factors. Topics of interest include: Apostles; art funding; atomic testing; the cabinet's power; car ownership; the Cold War; Dr. Salk's polio vaccine; federal elections; hidden speed traps; lotteries and sweepstakes; the New Testament; the Old Testament; Parliament; phone ownership; religious awareness; Russia; sex offenders; union membership; voting behaviour; women in the Ministry; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 244 - September The aim of this Gallup poll is to gather the opinions of Canadians on international and domestic political issues as well as on current events. This survey also includes questions regarding atomic explosions, gender issues, and influencing the government. Questions were also asked of the respondents so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables Topics of interest include: alcohol consumption; atomic explosions; car ownership; Canadian football; communism; criticisms of government; Eisenhower's defence proposal; opinions towards Europeans living in the community; federal elections; the Governor General; the Grey Cup; guaranteed wages; Louis St. Laurent; marriage ceremonies; Russia acting friendly; phone ownership; preferred political parties; Princess Margaret; reading habits; Union membership; visiting Russia; voting behaviour; weather patterns; women drivers; and World War predictions. Basic demographics variables are also included. 245 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on such topics as political issues, entertainment and current events. There are also questions on capital punishment and the teacher shortage. Finally, respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to different geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: Anglican Church; arms reduction; ballet performances; car ownership; Communist China in the United Nations; executing convicted murders; extending life; family problems; favouritism by political parties; federal elections; hobbies; the Liberal party; phone ownership; preferred political parties; price predictions; the Progressive Conservative party; a nationwide spelling bee; the teacher shortage; teachers' salaries; television's influence on children; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

In a 2024 survey on the most pressing issues in German politics, around 26 percent of respondents named immigration and dealing with refugees as one of the most relevant issues, that German society and politics were facing at the moment. Around 21 percent of people said it was the war in Ukraine and relations with Russia, making it the second most pressing issue, followed by the economy in third place.

This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions and views of Canadians on issues of importance to the country. The survey questions are predominantly politically based, asking about preferred leaders and parties, as well as about other issues important to the country and government. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canada's relations with the United States; car ownership; causes of high prices; economic conditions; federal elections; French/English relations; which leader would be best for national unity; which political parties are best fo certain groups; whether Russia would side with China or the United States in a war; the success of political campaigns; union membership; voting behaviour; and whether women shold be given equal opportunity for jobs. Basic demographics variables are also included.

This dataset covers ballots 310, 312-15, spanning January, June, September-November 1965. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 310 - January This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on a variety of issues important to the country and government. Some of the questions are about politics, government, and current topics of interest to Canadians, including capital punishment, marriage and juvenile delinquency. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: advertising on television and radio; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (C.B.C.); capital punishment; Diefenbaker's performance as opposition leader; education funding; fairness in collecting taxes; federal elections; juvenile delinquency; predictions for the next world war; Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; product quality; proposing for marriage; opinions towards provincial governments; opinions towards the size of Canada's population; how the new leadership of the Soviet Union is going to affect international relations; tax levels; union membership; the United Nations' peacekeeping chances; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 312 - June This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on important political issues, both within Canada and abroad. Included are questions about political parties and leaders, and current events topics, such as abortion, birth control, and American involvement in Viet Nam. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: American intervention in Viet Nam; birth control approval; Canada Pension Plan age eligibility; church attendance; the Conservative party; country Canada is most closely tied with; curfew for kids under 16; doctors reporting unfit drivers; Expo '67 interest; federal elections; whether the respondents have heard of gallup polls; languages taught in schools; legalizing abortion; the Liberal party; most important freedoms; the New Democratic Party; predictions for political parties; Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism's performance; Social Credit party; union membership; union of the Anglican and the United church; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 313 - September This Gallup poll intends to collect the opinions of Canadians. The main theme of the survey questions is politics, with most questions relating either to political parties or leaders, or issues that are of importance to the government and Canadians in general. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: civil service strikes; compulsory Medicare; Diefenbaker's performance as leader of the opposition; federal elections; immigration of skilled workers to Canada; whether inflation is dangerous or not; if the Liberal party is favouring a certain group; whether a minority government is good for the nation; attitudes towards mothers in law; Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; preferred political parties; price and wage freezes; opinions of school officials hitting pupils; union membership; the United Nations' problems with Peacekeeping; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 314 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on issues of importance to the country and government. This survey has a strong interest in politics, elections and votings, due to the fact that it was conducted prior to an election. Most of the questions are about voting habits, preferred parties, and political leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: car ownership; causes of high prices; whether Diefenbaker or Pearson would be better for national unity; whether farmers are getting a fair deal from the government; federal elections; the importance of a majority government; preferred political parties; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 315 - November This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions and views of Canadians on issues of importance to the country. The survey questions are predominantly politically based, asking about preferred leaders and parties, as well as about other issues important to the country and government. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canada's relations with the United States; car ownership; causes of high prices; economic conditions; federal elections; French/English relations; which leader would be best for national unity; which political parties are best fo certain groups; whether Russia would side with China or the United States in a war; the success of political campaigns; union membership; voting behaviour; and whether women should be given equal opportunity for jobs. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

Judgement on parties and politicians in the Saarland, in Baden-Wuerttemberg and in Rhineland-Palatinate. Attitude to current political questions. Topics: judgement on the economic situation and further development in the FRG as well as in one´s state; expected development of personal prosperity; interest in politics; most important political tasks in the FRG as well as in one´s state; importance of political issues and issue ability of the parties and selected politicians; personal opinion allegiance or personal opinion leadership; degree of familiarity of state politicians and their functions in government; party preference on the levels of municipal election, state parliament election, Federal Parliament election and European Election (Sunday question, ballot procedure); behavior at the polls in earlier elections and change of party preference; certainty of one´s voting decision; expected election winner; party inclination; party identification; duration of party inclination; positive and negative characteristics of selected top politicians; satisfaction with government or government coalition and individual parties; most active party in the state; self-assessment on a left-right continuum as well as classification of parties and prime minister candidates on a 20-step left-right continuum; degree of opinion agreement with politicians and change of this agreement; judgement on capability of selected politicians; satisfaction with the political system in the Federal Republic; particularly preferred state politicians; preferred top politician for a coalition government; behavior at the polls given earlier elections; attitude to firm statement of willingness to form a coalition before election; attitude to current state government and attitude to continuation of the coalition government (scale). Demography: sex; birthday; age; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; self-assessment of social class; marital status; employment of spouse; party inclination of partner; school degree; employment; earlier employment; occupational group; type of income; union membership; position in household; position regarding head of household; characteristics of head of household; size of household; composition of household; number of persons with their own income; net household income. Interviewer rating: city size; presence of other persons during interview; willingness of respondent to cooperate and reliability of responses; length of interview. Beurteilung von Parteien und Politikern im Saarland, in Baden-Württemberg und in Rheinland-Pfalz. Einstellung zu aktuellen politischen Fragen. Themen: Beurteilung der wirtschaftlichen Lage und der weiteren Entwicklung in der BRD sowie im eigenen Bundesland; voraussichtliche Entwicklung des eigenen Wohlstands; Politikinteresse; wichtigste politische Aufgaben in der BRD sowie im eigenen Bundesland; Wichtigkeit politischer Issues und Issue-Kompetenz der Parteien und ausgewählter Politiker; eigene Meinungsgefolgschaft bzw. eigene Meinungsführerschaft; Bekanntheitsgrad von Landespolitikern und deren Funktionen in der Regierung; Parteipräferenz auf den Ebenen Kommunalwahl, Landtagswahl, Bundestagswahl und Europawahl (Sonntagsfrage, Stimmzettelverfahren); Wahlverhalten bei früheren Wahlen und Änderung der Parteipräferenz; Sicherheit der eigenen Wahlentscheidung; erwarteter Wahlgewinner; Parteineigung; Parteiidentifikation; Dauerhaftigkeit der Parteineigung; positive und negative Eigenschaften von ausgewählten Spitzenpolitikern; Zufriedenheit mit der Regierung bzw. der Regierungskoalition und den einzelnen Parteien; aktivste Partei im Lande; Selbsteinschätzung auf einem Links-Rechts-Kontinuum sowie Einstufung der Parteien und Ministerpräsidenten-Kandidaten auf einem 20-stufigen Links-Rechts-Kontinuum; Grad der Meinungsübereinstimmung mit Politikern und Veränderung dieser Übereinstimmung; Beurteilung der Leistungsfähigkeit ausgewählter Politiker; Zufriedenheit mit dem politischen System in der Bundesrepublik; besonders präferierte Landespolitiker; präferierte Spitzenpolitiker für eine Koalitionsregierung; Wahlverhalten bei früheren Wahlen; Einstellung zu festen Koalitionsaussagen vor der Wahl; Einstellung zur derzeitigen Landesregierung und Einstellung zum Fortbestand der Koalitionsregierung (Skala). Demographie: Geschlecht; Geburtstag; Alter; Konfession; Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Selbsteinschätzung der Schichtzugehörigkeit; Familienstand; Erwerbstätigkeit des Ehepartners; Parteineigung des Partners; Schulabschluss; Berufstätigkeit; frühere Berufstätigkeit; Berufsgruppe; Einkommensart; Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft; Stellung im Haushalt; Stellung zum Haushaltsvorstand; Charakteristika des Haushaltsvorstands; Haushaltsgröße; Haushaltszusammensetzung; Anzahl der Personen mit eigenem Einkommen; Haushaltsnettoeinkommen. Interviewerrating: Ortsgröße; Anwesenheit anderer Personen im Interview; Kooperationsbereitschaft des Befragten und Zuverlässigkeit der Antworten; Interviewdauer.

Within the framework of the Immigrant German Election Study (IMGES), for the first time in Germany exclusively persons with a Turkish migration background or an origin from countries of the former Soviet Union were interviewed about political attitudes and behaviour. One of the main objectives of the study was to investigate whether the voting behaviour of German citizens with a migration background can be explained by established theories of electoral research or whether it is more dependent on migration-specific characteristics. The survey was conducted after the 2017 federal elections and was conducted simultaneously with the post-election survey of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES). The project was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) between October 2016 and March 2020. Migration background of the respondent and the partner: Political interest; born in Germany; country of birth; month and year of moving close to Germany; acquisition of German citizenship at birth or later; year of acquisition of German citizenship; previous citizenship; dual citizenship; second citizenship; reason for migration; parents born in Germany, country of birth of father and mother; Year when father and mother moved to Germany; nationality of father and mother; region of origin in Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine; marital status; living together with a partner; partner born in Germany, country of birth of partner; country of birth of father and mother of partner 2. Germany - political problems, goals, economic situation: currently most important and second most important problem in Germany; most suitable party to solve the problems; most important problem in Germany for one´s own migration group; most suitable party to solve this problem; most important and second most important goal of the Federal Republic of Germany in the next 10 years (Inglehart Index) assessment of the general economic situation in Germany; assessment of the current economic situation of one´s own migration group; turnout in the last Bundestag election; postal vote; election decision Bundestag election (first and second vote); hypothetical turnout and election decision (respondents under 18 years of age); date of election decision; recall Bundestag election 2013: Voter participation and decision (first and second vote). 3. Political orientation and assessment of political actors: Sympathy Scale for the parties CDU, CSU, SPD,FDP, Die Linke, Grüne and AfD; Sympathy Scale for selected top politicians (Angela Merkel, Martin Schulz, Christian Lindner, Sahra Wagenknecht, Dietmar Bartsch, Horst Seehofer, Cem Özdemir, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland); satisfaction with the performance of the federal government from CDU/CSU and SPD (Scale); left-right classification of the above-mentioned parties; left-right self-classification; satisfaction with democracy; address during the election campaign for the 2017 Bundestag elections; address during the election campaign by which party; address during the election campaign as a migrant; address during the election campaign on German politics by various organisations; assessment of the current own economic situation; state elections Voter turnout at the last state elections in NRW; election receipt at the state elections (first vote and second vote). 4. Political issues: agreement on various statements: demand for a legally established women´s quota for the supervisory boards of large companies, government should take measures to reduce income disparities, registered same-sex partnerships should be given equal status to marriage; too much influence of foreign governments (Turkey or Russia) on politics in Germany; opinion on religious instruction at state schools in Germany; opinion on voting rights in local elections for foreigners living permanently in Germany who do not come from an EU member state; political knowledge First vote/ second vote, 5% hurdle; party positions and own position on the topic of taxes and welfare state benefits (socio-economic dimension); personal importance of the topic of taxes and welfare state benefits (salience socio-economic dimension); party positions and own position on the topic of facilitated or limited opportunities for foreigners to move to Germany (libertarian-authoritarian dimension); personal importance of the topic of opportunities for foreigners to move to Germany; party positions regarding their relationship to the respondent´s country of origin; importance of the relationship of German parties to the country of origin. 5. Religion and affiliation: self-assessment of religiousness; denomination or faith community; frequency of participation in religious meetings; denomination of the partner; social identity: group membership; strongest group membership; important for identity as a German/German (being born in Germany, sharing German values and traditions, being able to speak German, having German ancestors); refusal to marry a person of German origin without a migration background, Syrian origin, Russian-German origin, Turkish origin, Christian faith or Muslim faith 6. Political opinions: attitude towards politics: Voter participation as a civic duty, politicians only represent interests of the rich and powerful, political issues often difficult to understand, strong political leader good for Germany, even if he bends the laws; attitude towards the immigration of different groups of people to Germany (workers from EU countries, workers from non-EU countries, refugees from war zones, politically persecuted refugees, economic refugees); type of political participation in the last 12 months (e.g. establishing contact with a politician, working in a political party or grouping, etc.); supported party; participation in activities of various organisations in the last 12 months (e.g. employers´ organisations, religious/church groups, sports and leisure club, etc.); at least half of the members of the participants of this organisation with a migration background; institutional trust Germany (parliament, judiciary, government, police, political parties, media); general social trust; likelihood of voting for the following parties: CDU, CSU, SPD, Die Linke, Grüne, FDP and AfD; frequency of discussions about politics in the past week; party affiliation; strength of party identification; type of party identification (e.g. party means a lot to me, party in itself means less to me, but it makes the better politics); frequency of visits to the country of origin; direct family members in the country of origin; home ownership in the country of origin; frequency of use of different media for information about the country of origin (German newspapers, German television, Turkish/Russian newspapers or television, newspapers or television of the country of origin); frequency of contact with relatives in the country of origin; political interest in relation to the country of origin; voter participation in the last national election in the country of origin; voting decision in the last election in the country of origin; dual citizens: intended voting decision in parliamentary elections in the country of origin; hypothetical voting decision in parliamentary elections in the country of origin; institutional trust in the country of origin; membership of a foreign party or Donation of money to that party; participation in activities of a foreign party in the last two years; opinion on Turkey´s membership of the EU; participation in a referendum on constitutional reform in Turkey; decision for or against constitutional reform; hypothetical decision concerning that referendum; sympathy scale for politicians of foreign origin (Turkish President Erdogan/Russian President Putin); support or rejection of the Russian Federation´s approach to the integration of Crimea. 7. Discrimination and social network: identity as a member of a group disadvantaged in Germany; reasons for discrimination (e.g. foreign descent, etc.); areas of discrimination (e.g. finding accommodation, etc.) Social trust with regard to one´s own migrant group; composition of circle of friends and colleagues (proportion with migrant background); self-assessment of language skills (German, Turkish, Kurdish, Russian, other language of origin); language mainly used at work, with friends and in the family; frequency of discussions about Turkish/Russian policy with the family; family member present with positive and negative evaluation of the current policy of the Turkish/Russian government; number of family members with positive and negative evaluation. Demography: sex; age (year of birth; household size; age of persons in the household; country of last school attendance (Germany or other country); highest school leaving certificate; years of school attendance abroad; vocational training completed in Germany or in another country; type of vocational training certificate; type of vocational training abroad; current or previous employment; current or previous employment; current or previous occupational status; job title; temporary work; current or previous employment sector; fear of unemployment or loss of business; self-assessment of shift membership; union member in household; net household income (categorised); education and occupation of partner: country of schooling; years of schooling abroad; school-leaving certificate; current or previous employment; current or previous job. Additionally coded: timestamp modules 1 - 15 incoming; timestamp modules 1 - 15 outgoing; sequential number; date of interview (day, month, year); state; sample: subsample after onomastics/ subsample after screening; data collection mode (CAPI or CASI); language of data collection (CAPI German, CASI Turkish, CASI Russian); consent to interview; control questions; willingness to re-interview; PSU: point number; weighting factors; return code; screening questions: origin; German citizenship; end of interview (no

Assessment of parties and politicians. Attitude towards current political issues and topics. Topics: Most important political issues in Hesse; intention to vote in the state elections; intended voting type (polling station or postal vote); party preference (first and second vote); security of one´s own voting decision; importance of federal politics for one´s own voting decision at state level; interest in the state elections; voting behaviour in the last state elections; coalition preference; attitude towards a coalition of CDU and Greens, CDU and SPD, CDU, Greens and FDP, Split A: from SPD, Greens and Left under leadership of the SPD, from SPD, Greens and FDP under leadership of the SPD, from SPD and Greens (end Split A), Split B: from the Greens, SPD and Left under the leadership of the Greens, from the Greens, SPD and FDP under the leadership of the Greens, as well as from CDU and AfD (end of Split B); sympathy scale for selected parties at federal and state level; satisfaction with the achievements of the state government of CDU and Greens, the CDU in the state government of Hesse, the Greens in the state government of Hesse, and the achievements of the SPD, the Left and the FDP in the opposition, as well as the achievements of the federal government of CDU/CSU and SPD (Scalometer); sympathy scale for selected top politicians (Tarek Al-Wazir, Volker Bouffier, Angela Merkel, Andrea Nahles and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel); party, which is the best or the best party, respectively second best; political interest; preference for Volker Boufffier or Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel as prime minister in Hesse; Split A: comparison of the credibility, sympathy and expertise of Volker Bouffier and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (end of Split A); preference for Volker Bouffier or Tarek Al-Wazir as prime minister in Hesse; Split A: assessment of the own economic situation, the economic situation of the federal state in general as well as in comparison to the other West German federal states; most competent party to solve the economic problems in Hesse (end of Split A); Split B: most competent party in the field of social justice, transport policy, for the solution of problems on the housing market and environmental policy in Hesse (end of Split B); Hesse can cope with many refugees; party that most likely represents a policy in the respondent´s sense in the areas of refugees and asylum as well as school and education policy; opinion on the future viability of the federal state; most competent party to solve future problems of the federal state; assessment of the work of Prime Minister Volker Bouffier; Split A: significance of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the federal government from CDU, CSU and SPD, for the CDU´s performance in the state elections in Hesse (helpful, rather harmful or of little importance); significance of the federal government for the SPD´s performance in the state elections in Hesse (end of Split A); Split B: statements on politics in Hesse: Horst Seehofer and the course of the CSU also harm the CDU in Hesse; SPD in Hesse would be much more successful with more left-wing positions; the Greens in Hesse stand for a modern, bourgeois policy; opinion on a state government led by the Greens; expected break of the Grand Coalition in the Federation after bad election results for CDU and SPD in the state elections (end of Split B); voting decision for the AfD due to political conviction or as a warning for other parties; voted for the AfD due to political conviction or as a warning for other parties (AfD voters only); opinion on the spread of right-wing extremist ideas in the AfD. Demography: sex; age (classified); marital status; cohabitation with a partner; school education; aspired school leaving certificate; university degree; completed apprenticeship; occupation; assessment of one´s own job security; occupational status; household size; number of persons in the household from 18 years of age; trade union member in the household; denomination; frequency of church attendance; party affiliation; party identification. Additionally coded was: questionnaire number; eligibility to vote in Hesse; city size; weighting factor. Beurteilung von Parteien und Politikern. Einstellung zu aktuellen politischen Fragen und Themen. Themen: Wichtigste politische Streitfragen in Hessen; Wahlbeteiligungsabsicht bei der Landtagswahl; beabsichtigte Art der Wahl (Wahllokal oder Briefwahl); Parteipräferenz (Erststimme und Zweitstimme); Sicherheit der eigenen Wahlentscheidung; Wichtigkeit der Bundespolitik für die eigene Wahlentscheidung auf Landesebene; Interesse an der Landtagswahl; Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Landtagswahl; Koalitionspräferenz; Einstellung zu einer Koalition aus CDU und Grünen, aus CDU und SPD, aus CDU, Grünen und FDP, Split A: aus SPD, Grünen und Linke unter Führung der SPD, aus SPD, Grünen und FDP unter Führung der SPD, aus SPD und Grünen (Ende Split A), Split B: aus Grünen, SPD und Linke unter Führung der Grünen, aus Grünen, SPD und FDP unter Führung der Grünen, sowie aus CDU und AfD (Ende Split B); Sympathie-Skalometer für ausgewählte Parteien auf Bundes- und Landesebene; Zufriedenheit mit den Leistungen der Landesregierung aus CDU und Grünen, der CDU in der Landesregierung in Hessen, der Grünen in der Landesregierung in Hessen, und den Leistungen der SPD, der Linken und der FDP in der Opposition, sowie den Leistungen der Bundesregierung aus CDU/CSU und SPD (Skalometer); Sympathie-Skalometer für ausgewählte Spitzenpolitiker (Tarek Al-Wazir, Volker Bouffier, Angela Merkel, Andrea Nahles und Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel); Partei, die am besten bzw. zweitbesten gefällt; Politikinteresse; Präferenz für Volker Boufffier oder Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel als Ministerpräsidenten in Hessen; Split A: Vergleich der Glaubwürdigkeit, der Sympathie und des Sachverstands von Volker Bouffier und Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (Ende Split A); Präferenz für Volker Bouffier oder Tarek Al-Wazir als Ministerpräsident in Hessen; Split A: Beurteilung der eigenen wirtschaftlichen Lage, der wirtschaftlichen Lage des Bundeslandes allgemein sowie im Vergleich zu den übrigen westdeutschen Bundesländern; kompetenteste Partei zur Lösung der wirtschaftlichen Probleme in Hessen (Ende Split A); Split B: kompetenteste Partei im Bereich soziale Gerechtigkeit, Verkehrspolitik, zur Lösung der Probleme auf dem Wohnungsmarkt und der Umweltpolitik in Hessen (Ende Split B); Hessen kann viele Flüchtlinge verkraften; Partei, die am ehesten eine Politik im Sinne des Befragen vertritt in den Bereichen Flüchtlinge und Asyl sowie Schul- und Bildungspolitik; Meinung zur Zukunftsfähigkeit des Bundeslandes; kompetenteste Partei zur Lösung zukünftiger Probleme des Bundeslandes; Beurteilung der Arbeit von Ministerpräsident Volker Bouffier; Split A: Bedeutung von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und der Bundesregierung aus CDU, CSU und SPD, für das Abschneiden der CDU bei der Landtagswahl in Hessen (hilfreich, schadet eher oder spielt keine große Rolle); Bedeutung der Bundesregierung für das Abschneiden der SPD bei der Landtagswahl in Hessen (Ende Split A); Split B: Aussagen zur Politik in Hessen: Horst Seehofer und der Kurs der CSU schaden auch der CDU in Hessen; SPD in Hessen wäre mit mehr linken Positionen viel erfolgreicher; die Grünen in Hessen stehen für eine modere, bürgerliche Politik; Meinung zu einer von Grünen geführten Landesregierung; erwarteter Bruch der Großen Koalition im Bund nach schlechten Wahlergebnissen für CDU und SPD bei der Landtagswahl (Ende Split B); Wahlentscheidung für die AfD aus politischer Überzeugung oder als Denkzettel für andere Parteien; AfD gewählt aus politischer Überzeugung oder als Denkzettel für andere Parteien (nur AfD-Wähler); Meinung zur Verbreitung rechtsextremen Gedankenguts in der AfD. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter (klassiert); Familienstand; Zusammenleben mit einem Partner; Schulbildung; angestrebter Schulabschluss; Hochschulabschluss; abgeschlossene Lehre; Berufstätigkeit; Einschätzung der eigenen Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; berufliche Stellung; Haushaltsgröße; Anzahl der Personen im Haushalt ab 18 Jahren; Gewerkschaftsmitglied im Haushalt; Konfession; Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Parteineigung; Parteiidentifikation. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Fragebogennummer; Wahlberechtigung in Hessen; Ortsgröße; Gewichtungsfaktor.