When it comes to policy priorities, even voters and candidates disagree.

Language analysis of speeches given by both candidates on the 2024 campaign trail found that the issues they discuss most frequently do not always align with the policy priorities of their voters, as measured in a recent Reuters poll.

The economy remains one of the few issues all parties can agree on, although democratic voters are the only group to rank it less than their first priority, placing economic concerns second to environmental issues.

Although separated by only a few steps at each stage, healthcare receives greater emphasis on the left than on the right, with the issue ranking 2nd in Joe Biden's speeches and only 7th in Donald Trump's.

By frequency of mentions, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump place significantly greater emphasis on public health than either of their parties' voters.

Democratic voters are by far the least likely to report war and foreign conflicts as a priority, with only 1% of those polled marking it as a concern.

Democratic voters list the environment as a higher priority than Joe Biden, but both give more priority to the issue than their counterparts on the right side of the aisle.

Joe Biden's speeches account for the most emphasis on energy, with voters and Donald Trump all placing little emphasis on the issue.

Emphasis placed on inequality varies wildly across the political spectrum, with democratic voters and Donald Trump placing similar emphasis on the issue, while republican voters and Joe Biden both rank it lower in their priorities.

Crime receives high emphasis throughout the Republican Party, but is ranked slightly lower by democratic voters, and significantly lower by Joe Biden.

Morality is an issue of significant concern for republican voters, but less so for the Democratic Party and in Donald Trump's speeches.

Abortion continues to be a significant issue for democratic voters, but is mentioned little by Joe Biden, and has fallen to lowest priority for both republican voters and Donald Trump.

Education ranks low on the priorities ladder for all parties, but is most likely to be emphasized by republican voters.

Immigration is a significantly higher priority for the Republican Party than for Democrats, although Republican voters tend to rank it slightly higher than their frontrunner candidate does in his current speeches.

Terrorism remains a significant concern for voters of both parties, but less so for their presidential candidates.