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HALF of voters cite inflation and the economy as the most important factor in voting in the 2022 midterm elections: poll
- A new poll shows that 50% of voters are the number one problem casting their vote for the 2022 midterm elections, either the economy in general or inflation specifically
- Third place is abortion with only 16% and gun violence is fourth with 7%
- Polls show that concerns about the faltering economy are growing rather than other social issues that Democrats have zeroed in on in their mid-term strategy for 2022.
- Early voting has begun in many states, either in person or by post-in ballots
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As many as 50 percent of Americans say the economy or inflation is the number one issue that will determine how they vote in next week’s 2022 midterm elections, a new poll reveals.
Of the registered voters surveyed, ABC News/Ipsos Survey released Sunday shows that 28 percent list the economy as their top priority when voting and another 22 percent say inflation is their top priority.
In a distant third place, abortion tops the list of 16 percent of voters — with Democrats claiming it’s their main problem and 7 percent of Republicans claiming it’s the main problem in casting their vote.
The fourth place overall is gun violence at 7 percent.
A new poll shows 50% of voters casting their ballot for the 2022 midterms is either the economy in general or inflation specifically – third place is abortion at just 16%
Early voting has begun in many states, both in person and by mail, and polls show that concerns about the faltering economy are rising rather than other social issues that Democrats have zeroed in in their mid-term strategy for 2022.
Democrats are far less concerned about the economy than other voting blocs — their top three problems are abortion at 29 percent, gun violence at 16 percent, and inflation at 15 percent, respectively.
Republicans, on the other hand, rank the economy first at 45 percent, inflation second at 28 percent and abortion third.
Independent voters are fairly in line with the national average, with 49 percent claiming inflation and the economy together are their main concern.
As Democratic lawmakers continue to focus on issues outside of the economy, voters are showing increasing concern about financial issues such as inflation and gas prices heading into Election Day.
Poll after poll shows that as the midterm elections approach, voters are becoming increasingly fixated on the economic status of themselves and the country.
Earlier this summer, Democrats held onto abortion as a way to keep Republicans unpopular for the midterm elections after the conservative Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in June.
The new poll shows that 61 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, compared with 37 percent who think termination of pregnancy should be illegal.
Forty-eight percent of registered voters said they would vote for a candidate who wants to keep abortion legal, rather than those who want to restrict it. Those who felt the opposite on the subject sit at 33 percent.
Nearly one in five — 18 percent — say the abortion issue doesn’t matter when casting their vote.
Past investigations showed that Republicans were falling behind Democrats in the general vote as the left clung to the unpopularity of the Supreme Court ruling that sent abortion rights back to the states.
In the polls in the days leading up to the June ruling, Democrats and Republicans were nearly tied in a generic election vote.
At the end of July, Democrats had a 4-point lead over Republicans 44-40 percent, which has now flipped in the Election Day countdown as economic issues take priority.