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By Kaitlin Lewis
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Former President Donald Trump is still paying the price for the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume.
Early exit polling has shown that a plurality of voters consider the state of democracy as the most important issue in the 2024 election. According to Fox News' voter analysis, 87 percent of voters nationwide said that the "future of democracy in this country" was an "important" factor in their vote.
"That's a lot of people," Hume said during a panel on Fox News Tuesday night. Out of those who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, 53 percent said that democracy was "important" to their vote. Out of Trump's supporters, only 44 percent said the same.
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"I think that issue, democracy, is about one thing," Hume said. "It's about Trump and fear of Trump."
"It's the same factor we keep coming back to time and again ... And if you work your way back to what's that about, that's about January 6," Hume added. "I mean the price he paid politically for January 6 is still being paid."
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When examined more deeply, 50 percent of all voters nationwide included in Fox News' analysis said that the future of democracy is the "single most important factor" in the election. Another 38 percent said it was "an important factor, but not the most important." Twelve percent said it was "a minor factor" or "not a factor" in their vote.
According to the National Election Pool exit poll, as reported by NBC News, 35 percent of voters nationally said that preserving democracy is the top issue in the 2024 election. The economy came in second with 31 percent of the vote, followed by abortion (14 percent), immigration (11 percent) and foreign policy (4 percent).
By AP VoteCast, however, a plurality of national voters (39 percent) said that the economy was their No. 1 issue this election, followed by immigration (20 percent) abortion (11 percent) health care (8 percent) and the climate (7 percent).
The order of importance for those issues was identical in the seven most-watched swing states, per AP VoteCast.
Exit polls offer insight into voters' opinions but are expected to fluctuate throughout the night. The results of the race between Harris and Trump could take a few days to finalize.
Polling ahead of Tuesday showed the presidential candidates in a head-to-head race for the White House. In a Politico/Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday afternoon, six of 10 voters said they were either very or somewhat concerned that "another event like what happened on Jan. 6 will happen again following the 2024 presidential election."
Update 11/5/24, 10:54 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information and background.
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