Economy, Inflation Top Issues for Midterm Voters
A week before Election Day, nearly half of voters say inflation and the economy are the most important issues for them in this year’s congressional midterms.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 26% of Likely U.S. Voters say inflation is the most important issue in how they vote in this year’s congressional elections, while another 22% name the economy as the top issue. These are followed by abortion rights (19%), illegal immigration (8%), climate change (8%) and violent crime (7%). Only two percent (2%) of voters name either the war in Ukraine or LGBTQ rights as the most important issue for them in the midterm election. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 2,050 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on October 23-27, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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