The economy is not the most pressing issue for a majority of surveyed voters for the first time this year, according to a new poll.

Nearly a quarter of respondents in the Quinnipiac University national poll released Thursday ranked preserving democracy in the U.S. as the nation's most urgent issue, while 19 percent said the economy is their top concern.

About 18 percent of respondents said immigration is the most significant issue, and 15 percent said international conflicts. Five other issues that Quinnipiac polled — climate change, health care, abortion, racial inequality and crime — did not reach double digits.

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