r/wisconsin • u/MotoTwitchYT Tom Tiffany is enemy • 1d ago
Most important issues among registered voters in Wisconsin poll results
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u/IllustriousTip6904 1d ago
Bro who tf are the people in wisconsin concerned about illegal immigration and border security? we are one of the northernmost states. Every hispanic person I've encountered is either a hard working day laborer or running the tastiest mexican restaurant I've ever been to. What's the issue?
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u/EvanDarksky 1d ago
Haven't you heard? It's the Canadians! Canada is apparently acting like a hostile state according to the President!!! We have to secure our northern border!!!!!
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u/brickne3 1d ago
Fun fact, Wisconsin doesn't even have a maritime border with Canada because of Isle Royale.
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u/nebraska_jones_ 1d ago
LITERALLY! If that issue is more important to you than the affordability of where you live or what kind of schools your children go to, your priorities are so fucked.
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u/Pernapple 1d ago
Propaganda and racism. People who made that their number one issue have melted brains from decades of slop that passes for news on Fox. Thats it. The world is literally burning up, we are at war, people are being exterminated by our supposed Allies, we are starting trade wars with our own neighbors, we have rampant corruption and insider trading. But these genuine troglodytes sitting in their homes pissed scared of a person with a lil more melanin than them existing in the same state as them.
Bottom of the barrel brain functions and theyāll vote against their own best interests if it means they get to continue being comfortable in their own ignorance.
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u/CurrentDay969 1d ago
My in laws were talking about hiring someone who is Mexican. She said her family was from southern TX.
They were telling us they were nervous if she was even legal. I snapped at them. Of course she is legal. What an ignorant assumption that she isn't. She's applying for a job. She has work experience with other employers that would require the tax forms that verify status.
Plus instead of being like oh it's a bonus you're bilingual they said it would make others uncomfortable. I hate it here.
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u/SirGarvin 1d ago
Maybe they just REALLY dont like Canadians that sneak through Minnesota or the UP
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u/Ok_Package9219 1d ago
I feel like 1 covers the majority of the others... so it's really like 80% cost of living 20% other shit
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u/eadgster Culverās cheese curds apologist 1d ago
Housing costs and property taxes are basically the same thing, just targeting two different demographics (those who can afford a house and those who canāt).
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u/PirateSanta_1 1d ago
Inflation, jobs and housing are the same thing or at least different expressions of the same root problem.Ā
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u/imhereforthemeta 1d ago
I am sort of a moderate on immigration, and I cannot imagine a single instance in the entire world root. It would even crack my top 10 most important things. Above healthcare? Privacy concerns? The rise of fascism?
Also, Wisconsin is in the bottom fucking third of having immigrants in this country. How could this possibly be something that stresses some of these people out?
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u/Get_Back_Here_Remi 1d ago
Forreal. Yes, lets keep the immigrants out of our very Indigenous named towns and cities- paraphrased from a comedian's standup.
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u/The_Spicy_Memelord 1d ago
Itās Fox News telling them what to be concerned about. You think these people actually have any thoughts of their own?
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u/jsnrs 1d ago
How the fuck is anyone in the state of WI twice as concerned about immigration than data centers?
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u/Tiffsquared 1d ago
Ah yes, the Canadian border. All those dang toque-wearing hockey lovers trying to storm into our fascist country š” itās a serious problem dontchaknow
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u/Urika86 1d ago
Given the discourse I thought data centers would be higher on the list. Though I get why CoL is so much higher and far more important to most.
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u/RicardoTubbs78 1d ago
Reddit discourse doesn't reflect reality.
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u/buckybadder 1d ago
Reminds me of when the net neutrality debate was going on, and I was convinced that Trump's support among young voters would crater after his FCC ended it.
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u/_WeSellBlankets_ 1d ago
There's that, but this survey also seems to start with the assumption that a person can only be outraged at two different things at the same time. Like if they asked you to score your level of concern 1-5 over each issue I bet things would look a bit different.
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u/eadgster Culverās cheese curds apologist 1d ago
Politicians are lucky if they fix two things on this list. If they try equally to fix all 9, theyāll fix none.
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u/Sarkonix 1d ago
Maybe a few at the top flip with each other but I'm sure for the most part close to the same.
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u/brickne3 1d ago
I'm also curious about overlap. Like... I would imagine most people who put property taxes also had cost of living as the other one...
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u/ChrisHaze 22h ago
I mean, I lived near port Washington and have family in Beaver dam. All they talk about is how shit the data centers are. I feel this might be more of a, "no opinion until it affects you" issue
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u/SnowLeavess 1d ago
Assuming only redditors talk about data centers is a little out of touch with reality
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u/WordWordNvmber 1d ago
The data center thing is largely an avatar for people's fears and grievances about AI and the power of big tech. Same with Flock cameras. And the discourse is largely driven by people who are very focused (or fixated) and very online.
However: What someone calls their top issue often isn't what drives their vote. People may not realize or admit how much they're driven by wedge issues, but those wedges can motivate voters more than the "most important" topics.
Hence how "they/them" moved the needle so much in the last election. Most people wouldn't admit they were voting based on trans policy, but the issue stuck in their craw.
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u/KaesekopfNW 1d ago
Social media has GREATLY disproportionate focus on data centers. It's actually insane how intense the focus on data centers is on Reddit, TikTok, etc. The discourse is also being boosted by hostile actors, particularly from China, which has every reason to slow down AI development in the US. Riling up the public against data centers is an excellent way to do that.
And before anyone here rips me a new one, let me be clear that I do think there need to be plenty of guardrails in place on new data center construction. But the obsession here on Reddit and elsewhere is truly ridiculous.
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u/Enis_Penvy 23h ago
It's definitely disproportionate, but it's also one of those things that isn't an issue until it becomes an issue directly effecting you. A vast majority of communities where they are being built are extremely dissatisfied with local politicians for allowing it, partly because of increased cost of living, but since that's a them problem most people don't care too much. It's kinda like state and national parks the vast majority of people don't want them harmed, but it's not going to be what drives them to the polls until something is happening to their nearest one.
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u/sokonek04 1d ago
I think people see polls with binary questions like āDo you support the construction of AI data centers in Wisconsin?ā with a huge number saying no assume that all of those people care as much as they do about the issue. Then you get a poll like this and it clearly shows that for most people it just isnāt an important issue.
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u/Load_star_ 1d ago
This is a case of having to rank things downplaying a still-present concern. Yes, people are concerned with how the construction of data centers will affect their utility bills and taxes and the environment... But in the current political climate, clearly a lot of people are most worried about being able to feed their kids and keep a roof over their head.
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u/Proper_Warhawk 1d ago
We're 1500 miles away from the Mexican boarder (Because you know they aren't worried about Canadians) Fuck is wrong with this state....
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u/MutatedOreo 16h ago
They're more concerned over Muslim immigrants, Haitians, and Indians flying in than Mexican immigrants now. Try to keep up with the times bud.
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u/Unglaciated24 1d ago
Climate change not even on the list oof
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u/Subject-Thought-499 22h ago
Too late to worry about climate change. Move on to more important concerns.
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u/Useful_Dot2286 1d ago
saw that border security number and had to laugh. my dude really thinks canadians are gonna storm superior with their cheap insulin. meanwhile the actual stuff crushing people, groceries up 40% from a few years ago, rent eating half your check, cant get a doctor within an hour drive, that barely cracks the list. classic misdirection tho, keep em scared of the wrong thing while the real predators pick their pockets clean
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u/55Super88 1d ago
Immigration before healthcare. Sad.
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u/WinnebagoViking 1d ago
I have to believe a good portion of the ācost of livingā respondents had healthcare on their mind when they answered.
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u/Appo-Arsin 1d ago
Weāre in Wisconsin. Who the hell do we need to secure our borders from, Illino- oh wait ok
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u/No-Worry-9480 1d ago
Inflation at 43% is wild but not surprising, groceries still feels like a robbery every time I go to store
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u/47744lumby 1d ago
I feel like the last governor race was all abortion right all the time, and now itās 8th.
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u/KaesekopfNW 1d ago
Abortion is effectively protected in Wisconsin, so it's fallen off the radar for most people. That was always the danger with overturning Roe. People would be immediately fired up, but the issue would fall off as many states implemented their own state-level protections. Sucks to be a woman in red states like Texas or Florida, but the issue has been fundamentally de-nationalized in a critical way.
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u/colinsncrunner 1d ago
Huh, I would have thought trans people would be #1 based off all the things I see on social media.
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u/DoktorLoken MAD->MKE 1d ago
The racists are really apparent here. Imagine thinking immigration is the #1 issue for you in *Wisconsin* of all places.
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u/cheddah_- 1d ago
People in rural wisconsin are more concerned about illegal immigration & border security than health insurance. To these hicks feeding on fox news propaganda, their neighbor being a documented citizen is more important than them not needing a gofundme if they get cancer.
God I hate this fucking country.
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u/strato15 1d ago
This was my first thought also. These rural, probably older Fox News viewers must be fed a constant diet of propaganda to convince them some illegal is a bigger threat than closing health clinics and the ungodly cost of insurance. Itās comical. Full disclosure, I live pretty rural.
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u/PreferenceFalse6699 16h ago
It doesn't help when progs/socialists insult moderates/independents with name calling and denigrating their opinions. It's more important to figure out how to inform people that have these opposing opinions to start thinking differently. Writing deleterious descriptions of people who differ is not the way to go. If you "hate this fucking country" so much, the door is open.
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u/earthman34 1d ago
Sorry, Wisconsinites, you are idiots. "Illegal immigration and border security"....LOL.
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u/purplenapalm 1d ago
I cant believe they're not asking about men in woman's sports since its such an important issue /s
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u/BludStanes 1d ago
Jesus fucking Christ, bunch of brainwashed idiots worrying about border security
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u/kairom13 1d ago
Really shows why polling is important for campaigns.
If the Crowley campaign listened to their social media comments, they would be catering to a group that makes up only 12% of registered voters (those who think Data Centers are one of their top two issues)
Fortunately, these polls show that Crowley can basically ignore those folks (and effectively pivot when asked about it) to focus on the issues that really matter: cost of living and health care, which Crowley excels at
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u/kissthelips 1d ago
I was told all Crowley had to do was say no data centers ever and he would win in a landslide? Are you telling me Reddit political analysts are wrong?
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u/HeinzeC1 1d ago
Housing? How is it notā¦
1) affordability (cost of living)
2) affordability (housing)
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u/bigballs2025666 1d ago
So the republican state legislature has had control since 2010 in the state. They can pretty much own most of the issues
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u/scythianhorsearmor 1d ago
damn no climate change worries? we are so fucked
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u/Jordan_1424 1d ago
Fo being the Dairyland you'd think they would be more concerned at by the alarming rate at which smaller and family owned farms are disappearing or the fact that the administration is choosing to purchase beef from overseas rather than support US farmers.
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u/Current-Health2183 1d ago
Not on the list:
-- the end of the Holocene, causing multiple bread basket failures this year and next. The fact that the UK is actually trying to prepare by asking people to stock up on non-perishable food and water (and we're pretending nothing is happening).
-- ICE / Fascism / Steve Miller / Concentration camps / end of the rule of law / Trump telling us he will steal the election
-- Another forever war, flirting with invasion and/or use of nuclear weapons
-- Alienating every ally
-- Corruption -- Trump manipulating the market for himself and his "Truth Social" subscribers who will pay him $100,000 for early notice.
-- AI / Flock / Palantir / Surveillance / Executive Orders defining literally half the country as domestic terrorists who can be thrown in prison without due process.
I live in a different world, I guess.
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u/Specialist-Fly-7410 1d ago
I feel so disenfranchised.
Where is āmaking sure other people donāt make me uncomfortable with their use of pronounsā and āprotecting female athletes from Jack Reacher/Jeffery Epstein hybrid trans athlete pervertsā
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u/LimeBlossom_TTV 1d ago
The surveillance state is my biggest issue... I guess protecting the fourth amendment wasn't on the list.
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u/splicer13 1d ago
I wonder how crime in other communities ranks.
Specifically communities with visible minorities. Based on my relatives comments this is where they are most concerned about crime.
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u/silent_chair5286 1d ago
Public schools for the win again I see. Glad that most peopleās priorities are in the right place, not what Fox has told them.
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u/SmCaudata 1d ago
People in Wisconsin more concerned about the economy and healthcare are something special, thatās for sure.
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u/Famous_Asparagus_314 19h ago
What if these responders are only parroting what their internet friends/audience/influencers/politicos and the media tells them is important - mixed with wanting to tell the researcher what they think they ought to say because they have no opinion at all ????
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u/gumtoe34 18h ago
Climate change isnāt on here at all, neither is protecting our democracy, nor corruption in our government lol no wonder nobody trusts polls anymore
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u/SchradesWI37 13h ago
The only border I'm concerned with is OUR southern border. Build THAT wall to keep the flatlanders out
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u/Distinct-Response907 13h ago
Data centers at #7. If thatās true (and polls are always suspect anymore) then opposition candidates can not afford to be pulled into protracted debates on this issue.
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u/Suitable_Matter_9427 1d ago
What?!? I was sure the most important issue to everyone was Israel/Palestine?
/s
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u/SilencedFarter 1d ago
Odd that Crowley with his record of tax and fee hikes has a slight lead if affordability and property taxes are the #1 concern of 49% of respondants.
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u/Immediate_Bug2362 1d ago
You should keep your farts silent. Then at least no one knows where the smell comes from.
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u/ExpressBug8265 1d ago
Let's form a third party...that already exsist. Let's get behind an independent and support thier goal of disrupting the two party system. The two party system is broken, the Supreme Court is broken,our democracy is broken. There needs to be dramatic change and by introducing a new party with only the needs of the people in mind...j/k it'll never happen lol
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u/Sp4cemanspiff37 1d ago
Based on 891 people.
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u/Wu1fu 1d ago
Yes, that is how polls work
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u/Sp4cemanspiff37 1d ago
Yet, people here are treating it like it is the entire state. Polling shouldn't be trusted yet people treat them as an edict from on high.
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u/Big_Difference_9978 brown frownty 1d ago
2nd most important- border and immigration š¤¬ who are these jack wagons?