The economy was the second most important issue, followed by abortion
The state of democracy was the top concern for voters as they cast their ballots, according to preliminary results from NBC News’ exit poll.
Thirty four percent of voters said democracy mattered most to their vote, while 31% of voters said the economy was most important. Abortion was ranked third most important to voters (14%), followed by immigration (11%) and foreign policy (4%).
The breakdown was different among those who back Vice President Kamala Harris and those who back former President Donald Trump.
