Who do Harris voters blame for Trump’s victory? Here’s what a new poll found

Who do Vice President Kamala Harris’ voters blame for President-elect Donald Trump’s victory? More pointed fingers at President Joe Biden than Harris herself, according to new polling.

Nearly one-quarter of Harris voters, 24%, said Biden is more to blame for the election outcome, according to an Economist/YouGov poll. A far smaller share, 6%, pin more of the blame on Harris.

Meanwhile, the majority of Harris voters, 53%, blame neither, saying “it was just a bad year for Democrats.”

Conducted between Nov. 9 and 12, the poll sampled 1,743 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.

It comes over one week after Trump roundly defeated Harris in the 2024 election, sweeping all seven swing states and winning the popular vote.

The poll also asked respondents what they believed to be the most important factor in the election outcome.

Forty percent of respondents said “inflation and the state of the economy,” making it by far the most cited factor. Additionally, 11% cited immigration, and 9% cited misinformation.

Just 3% said the most important factor was “opinions of Kamala Harris,” while 2% cited “opinions of Joe Biden.”

Other factors that received single digit support included political correctness, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israel-Hamas war and “the influence of billionaires.”

Respondents were also asked what issue was most important to them personally.

A plurality, 26%, said inflation, while 14% said “jobs and the economy” and 10% said health care.

Climate change, abortion, taxes and crime all received single digit support, among other issues.

This story was originally published November 14, 2024 at 11:06 AM with the headline "Who do Harris voters blame for Trump’s victory? Here’s what a new poll found."