Gun safety is a top issue for California voters

With the midterm elections less than a week away, a new poll by Stanford scholars shows that California voters are more passionate about voting in this campaign than in previous elections, with 83 percent of respondents planning to vote. With the midterm elections a few days away, gun safety is top of mind for California voters, according to a new poll by Stanford scholars. The poll, administered by the survey research firm YouGov and designed in conjunction with Stanford University's Bill Lane Center for the American West , asked a sample of 2,178 registered voters in California their thoughts on defining issues in the coming election. There is a margin of error in the results of plus or minus 3.1 percent. Bruce Cain, director of Stanford's Bill Lane Center for the American West, sees great interest in Tuesday's election, judging from a new poll of California voters. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero) When asked what policies would determine their vote, the most frequently stated issue that they said would sway them is a ban on assault weapons: 58 percent of voters said this was very important to them and 55 percent said raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 was pivotal. Registered voters were also asked what they considered the three most important problems facing California today.