Whether a candidate supports or opposes President Bush ranks low on a list of voter concerns in a new Gallup poll. In the survey, Gallup listed a number of issues and asked, “How important are each of the following in your decision about whom to vote for in the election for Congress? Would you say extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not that important?” Here are the results, ranked by those who answered extremely important and the total of those who answered extremely important and very important:

Extremely Extremely/Very
War in Iraq 35 85
Concerns of the district 30 81
The economy 27 81
Social and moral issues 26 61
Illegal immigration 24 66
Bringing jobs/federal money to district 23 64
Support/nonsupport of President Bush 18 50
The candidates’ party 16 40