Voters Trust Republicans on More Major Issues, Poll Finds

Voters trust the Republican Party a little bit more than the Democratic Party on a larger number of issues, according to a poll released Thursday.

The Rasmussen Reports poll found more likely U.S. voters trust theGOP more on eight of 15 major issues regularly tracked by the pollster -- the economy, national security, Afghanistan, taxes, job creation, government spending, small business and gun control.

Voters trust Democrats more on other issues, however -- like energy, immigration, government ethics and corruption, health care, Social Security, education and the environment.

But the two parties are nearly tied on four of these issues -- the economy, immigration, government ethics and Social Security -- separated by just 2 points.

The poll of 1,000 likely U.S. voters was conducted Dec. 7-8 by Rasmussen Reports.