In saying they wished a distinct nominee in 2024, Democrats cited quite a lot of causes, with essentially the most in an open-ended query citing his age (33 p.c), adopted carefully by unhappiness with how he’s doing the job. About one in eight Democrats simply mentioned that they wished somebody new, and one in 10 mentioned he was not progressive sufficient. Smaller fractions expressed doubts about his potential to win and his psychological acuity.

The Occasions/Siena survey of 849 registered voters nationwide was performed from July 5 to 7, within the aftermath of the Supreme Court docket’s June 24 choice to overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional proper to an abortion, which had been protected for half a century. The ruling despatched Democrats into the streets and unleashed an outpouring of political contributions.

Usually, voters aligned with the get together in energy — Democrats now maintain the Home, the Senate and the White Home — are extra upbeat concerning the nation’s course. However solely 27 p.c of Democrats noticed the nation as heading in the right direction. And with the autumn of Roe, there was a notable gender hole amongst Democrats: Solely 20 p.c of Democratic ladies mentioned the nation was shifting in the fitting course, in contrast with 39 p.c of Democratic males.

Total, abortion rated as a very powerful difficulty for five p.c of voters: 1 p.c of males, 9 p.c of ladies.

Gun insurance policies, following mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Tex., and elsewhere, and the Supreme Court docket’s June 23 ruling placing down a New York legislation that positioned strict limits on carrying weapons exterior the house, had been ranked as the highest difficulty by 10 p.c of voters — far increased than has been typical of nationwide polls in recent times. The difficulty was of even larger significance to Black and Hispanic voters, rating roughly the identical as inflation and the price of residing, the survey discovered.

The coronavirus pandemic, which so totally disrupted life on the finish of the Trump administration and over the primary yr of Mr. Biden’s presidency, has largely receded from voters’ minds, the survey discovered. In an open-ended query, fewer than one p.c of voters named the virus because the nation’s most vital drawback.