Voters in a number of key battleground states trust Republicans more than Democrats on the topic of education, according to a poll released Friday.

The Democrats for Education Reform poll asked voters in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina about which political party they trust to guarantee that public education is doing its job in teaching K-12 students effectively. Voters were particularly concerned “over lingering pandemic learning loss” experienced since 2020, the education group noted in a press release.

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Arizona saw 34% of respondents support Republicans on the issue, while 32% of those surveyed supported Democrats. Nevada also had a gap of 2 percentage points, with 35% for Republicans and 33% for Democrats.

In Georgia, both parties were tied at 35%, and North Carolina saw an 8-point gap with 40% Republican support to 32% in favor of Democrats.

Overall, 36% of respondents trust Republicans, while 33% trust Democrats.

Additionally, the poll found 57% of the voters and parents surveyed felt students “were still mostly behind” in learning after the coronavirus pandemic despite improvements made from federal stimulus spending in the last three years. According to DERF, these improvements included tutoring, after-school and summer learning programs, and updated school facilities.

A slight majority, 51%, across all four states said local schools were either about the same as or worse than before the pandemic.

Notably, Democrats have lost the public's trust on education, an issue that once attracted voters to the party.

DFER CEO Jorge Elorza said the public education crisis “has mounted into one voters simply cannot ignore.”

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“Voters — especially parents — want to see more choices for their children. Republicans are capitalizing on this,” he said. “Embracing public school choice isn’t just the right thing today, but it will help Democrats reconnect with frustrated voters and families who know that more of the same won’t fix our public education system.”

DERF conducted the poll from July 17 to July 19 and surveyed 1,200 voters in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina. The education poll has a margin of error of 3 points.