Good morning.

We’re exactly five months away from the California presidential primary.

And with Californians weighing the issues and candidates in the 2020 race, a new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California offers an insight into what is important to voters.

Among the Democratic candidates for president there is no clear front-runner, though Elizabeth Warren, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Bernie Sanders lead the others by a wide margin. And as for the top issues in the state, voters identified homelessness and the economy as priorities.

Here’s a breakdown of the key numbers and findings:

The 2020 Democrats

Ms. Warren (23 percent), Mr. Biden (22 percent) and Mr. Sanders (21 percent) are in a three-way tie among registered Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents in California.

The next closest candidates are Kamala Harris (8 percent) and Pete Buttigieg (6 percent).

But among voters with a candidate preference, more than half (53 percent) would consider supporting another candidate. “Many Democratic-leaning voters are open to switching allegiances at this early stage of the presidential primary season, and most see the debates as important for choosing a candidate,” said Mark Baldassare, the president and chief executive of P.P.I.C.

Approval ratings

Nearly a third of all Californians (30 percent; 35 percent of likely voters) approve of the job President Trump is doing .

Less than half approve of the work of Senators Dianne Feinstein (40 percent of adults, 44 percent of likely voters) and Kamala Harris (40 percent of adults, 43 percent of likely voters).

Less than half of Californians (46 percent of adults, 41 percent of likely voters) approve of the state’s overall direction. The percentage of adults who are optimistic about the direction of the state is at its lowest point since May 2015.

The issues

Homelessness was cited as the most important issue facing the state today (15 percent of adults, 16 percent of likely voters).

Jobs and the economy (15 percent of adults, 13 percent of likely voters) and housing costs and availability (11 percent of adults, 11 percent of likely voters) were also at the forefront.

The top issue varied by region. More than one in five Los Angeles residents (21 percent) named homelessness, while roughly the same share (22 percent) in the San Francisco Bay Area cited housing. The economy was the top issue in the Central Valley (19 percent), Inland Empire (14 percent) and Orange County/San Diego (14 percent).

See the full survey results here.

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