What Google says about election issues

We balance what the search engine shows with what voters say

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"*10 mph we've established that a record number of people voted early in this important election, both by mail and in person.

Today, folks in cerro gordo county lined up outside the courthouse in order to get their vote in before election day.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live in mason city with the details.

Nick?

Yes george and katie ?

"* the line stretched all the way outside this afternoon, as people were getting off work to go vote early.

I spoke to some of the voters about what issues were most important to them.

"i'd like to see people with disabilites get more help and i'd like to see this coronavirus go away."

Vaughn fearing sharing what he sees as the key issues in this election.

According to google trends, iowa voters are conducting searches about unemployment, followed by health care.

Fearing says he worries about the impact of unemployment on state budgets.

"i'm sure all of the people that are getting unemployment, they need the money, but it'd be nice if they could work, because all that has got to be adding to the deficit and stuff.

I figure it's got to come somewhere."

Voter james ward confirms what google's data indicates.

"well, jobs... of course i'm retired, but the coronavirus ain't doing nothing for us."

Further up the line ?

"* kevin kunzman and his wife waited to cast their ballot early today.

Money matters top his concerns as well.

"right now, for myself, the economy.

Things are going good right now.

You can't go backward, got to keep going forward."

He unabashedly supports the president because he believes the president has already launched a recovery of the nation's economy.

"right now, and, in minnesota, google says voters' top searches are ?

"* once again ?

"* the economy and health care.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3.

Thanks nick.

Google's data even breaks the issues down by county.

Cerro gordo county voters are most concerned with unemployment, while in olmsted county ?

"* health care