Vance's response to the immigration crisis is polarizing voters

Ohio Sen. JD Vance's argument that the U.S. needs to “stop the bleeding at the border” during Tuesday's debate drew a mixed reaction from voters.

“Before we talk about deportations, we have to stop the bleeding,” Vance argued during Tuesday’s debate. “We have a historic immigration crisis because Kamala Harris started out saying she wanted to reverse all of Donald Trump’s border policies.”

According to Fox News' debate counters, which measure how Republican, Democratic and independent voters react to specific answers from candidates during the debate, Vance's answer received mixed reactions.

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) participates in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

While Republicans' views of Vance's answers received an immediate positive response, Democratic viewers of the debate, as the dials showed, went in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, independents were about 50% in favor of Vance's response.

Voters began to see Vance's response in a more positive light as he addressed former President Donald Trump's border policies and argued that the next administration should go back to managing the border in a similar way to how Trump did during his four years in office.

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 1: Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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“You have to reimplement Donald Trump's border policy, build the wall, reintroduce deportations,” said Vance, receiving an improved response from independent voters and a very positive reaction from Republicans. Meanwhile, Democratic voters remained upset with the Ohio senator's response.

Voters also responded positively to Vance's comments on deportation, in which the Ohio senator advocated focusing on those who have committed crimes in addition to illegal border crossings.

Minnesota Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News with Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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“We'll start with the criminal migrants,” Vance said of the deportations, drawing a strong positive response from Republicans, a mostly positive response from independents and an improved response from Democratic voters. “Around a million of these people have committed some form of crime in addition to crossing the border illegally. I think you start by deporting these people.”