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GE 2024 - what's your biggest issue that influences your vote today?

  • 29-11-2024 9:39am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭


    There's usually an exit poll detailing what the biggest issue is for voters; I thought it'd be interesting to see how boards compares. Let me know if I've missed an obvious option

    GE 2024 - what's your biggest issue that influences your vote today? 73 votes

    Climate
    9%
    mvtPaz-CCFCMacDangertd2008FunkyDa2Thelonious MonkThe Mathematician 7 votes
    Cost of Living
    17%
    L1011ShagNastiiredzerdrogFloppybitsgreensausageFather HernandezQuandaryPwindeddopinionated3maik3nBillcarsonAlonzo Mosleyledwithhedwith 13 votes
    Government waste (bike shed)
    6%
    GreyAlienjoseywhalesMike LitorisipitydafoolCluedo Monopoly 5 votes
    Housing
    20%
    _Kaiser_sock.rocker*ancapailldorchaThe Big EasyGeuzedinorebelGaughManPopePalpatinetimmyntcJC01Wanderer78MegamanBooHomelandercheezumsdoyle55 15 votes
    Health
    10%
    cr-07rob316Melodeonsheriff2893beteightieschewbaccyLastApacheInjunNeedmoretea 8 votes
    Immigration
    30%
    Timothy BryceprunudoJP Liz V1ebbsyFeisarangel eyes 2012buriedyerwanthere123dh1985DeadHandOneEightSevendmakcLotus FlowerHBC08EO2019drserious4gisevaz80CPUInAtFullBackStormForce13 22 votes
    Nothing specific, just want change
    4%
    spaceHopperVicxasQuantum Erasure 3 votes


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 501 ✭✭✭j62


    Aren’t the questions in this poll a bit leading? With none of the above option missing

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Irish_general_election


    Here are top 4 issues one of which is missing from your poll, with stuff like Climate which I doubt is even in top 10 issues added

    -

    The main issues in Ireland's 2024 general election are the cost of living, housing affordability and availabilityimmigration and asylum management, and economic stabilityamid external trade uncertainties, reflecting voter concerns despite the country's strong overall financial health.

    [2][3][4]



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,391 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    The bases aren't covered OP. According to your poll we must have a problem with the government in areas proscribed by you and we can only vote for "change".



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    Climate

    Apologies, I meant to include the Economy - the other 3 are covered though



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    Climate

    Did you miss this bit?

    Let me know if I've missed an obvious option



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    Climate

    Can't edit the poll now but if your main reason isn't listed, just post what it is



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,391 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    "I have concerns but have no confidence in the opposition"

    "I'm satisfied with the current government"



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,390 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Housing

    change, but shur thats not gonna happen, on we go with the same, so definitely gonna be big changes ahead!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    Government waste (bike shed)

    Where's the option for "Happy enough, don't want any change"?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    Climate

    Tbf, you can vote for the same govt but what policy aspect of theirs is the most important



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,384 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Housing

    I picked housing but as an emigrant, I will not be casting a vote.

    Yesterday, I went on Daft.ie and looked up accommodation for a town in Mayo. Cheapest was a flat for €1,300 a month. In the west of Ireland. No idea how that's supposed to be sustainable.

    Hope as many people as possible vote though.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,390 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Housing

    yup, housing is a mess for everybody, and the disturbing fact is, nobody really knows what to do about it, so its gonna persist into the 30's….



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,384 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Housing

    I feel like this is how societies die, by making existence a luxury. Like, where do the next generation of taxpayers come from. We'll need them to pay our pensions when we retire.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,085 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Housing

    Voted housing but that in turn is at least partly influenced by immigration which also needs to be significantly reformed.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 652 ✭✭✭csirl


    High taxes, many stealth taxes, yet extremely poor services in return.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,390 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Housing

    we actually need immigrants to help solve our housing issues, cause you can be damn sure, very few irish, including myself, are heading to building sites anytime soon!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 884 ✭✭✭z80CPU
    Darth Randomer


    Immigration

    Passivity on Justice ( An tephota siocláid Justice minister ) and Migrant influx ( King Roderick )



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,098 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    Cost of Living

    There are pressing issues but I will selfishly worry about the cost of living.

    The more and more I think about it I feel the Immigration issue is an "It's the norm now. Suck it up". Our population is going to balloon. All parties will be on board and boo hoo if the genreal public disagree with it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 940 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    Immigration

    Immigration- to enforce the actual rules that McEntee always mentions when questioned on the issue. Any increase in population puts pressure on all public services especially health, housing, education, justice, social welfare, transport, infrastructure etc.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭InAtFullBack


    Immigration

    Without a serious crackdown on immigration we are never going to solve any of the other options presented. Our current infrastructure (all systems from Health to Housing, Education to Environment, Social Welfare etc…) is not designed to cater for 4.5m people, let alone the almost ~5.5m we have. We cannot and should not be ingesting more people into a system that is utterly creaking at the seams.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,400 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Nothing specific, just want change

    I think "just liked / was impressed by the candidate" is usually an option in polls like these, and scores higher than you'd imagine



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    Climate

    Poll results here

    https://www.rte.ie/news/election-24/2024/1130/1483888-election-age-gender/

    Housing/homelessness 28% (22%)

    Cost of living 19% (16%)

    Health 17% (10%)

    Economic stability 9% (ommited in error)

    Immigration 6% (29%)

    Climate 4% (10%)

    Crime 2%

    Local transport and roads 2%

    Childcare 2%

    Value for money in public spending 1%

    So the electorate is significantly less concerned about immigration & climate than boardsies and a good bit more concerned about housing & health



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭highpitcheric


    Immigration

    I mean just look at London.



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