A recent poll finds that a stunning 50 percent of Americans say the economy or inflation is the single most important topic that will affect how they vote in the midterm elections of 2022 next week.
A survey conducted by ABC News and Ipsos and released on Sunday reveals that 28 percent of registered voters cite the economy as their top concern when voting, while 22 percent cite inflation.
Abortion occupies a distant third position in the thoughts of 16 percent of voters, with 7 percent of Republicans and 16 percent of Democrats citing it as their top concern when casting a ballot.
Gun violence ranks fourth overall with seven percent.
Democrats are significantly less concerned with the economy than other voting blocs; their top three concerns are abortion, gun violence, and inflation, in that order.
In contrast, Republicans rank the economy first at 45 percent, inflation second at 28 percent, and abortion third at 3 percent.
Fourty-nine percent of independent voters agree with the national average, stating that inflation and the economy are their primary concern.
While Democratic lawmakers continue to focus on issues unrelated to the economy, voters are increasingly concerned about financial issues such as inflation and gas prices as Election Day approaches.
Poll after poll demonstrates that as the midterm elections approach, voters become increasingly preoccupied with their own and the nation’s economic conditions.
After the conservative Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in June, Democrats used abortion as a wedge issue to keep Republicans unpopular in advance of the midterm elections.
61 percent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or the vast majority of cases, compared to 37 percent who believe pregnancy termination should be illegal.
48% of registered voters said they would support a candidate who wants to keep abortion legal over one who wants to restrict it. 33 percent of respondents disagreed with the assertion.
Nearly one-fifth, or 18 percent, say their vote would be unaffected by the abortion issue.
As a result of the left’s fixation on the unpopularity of the Supreme Court decision that returned abortion rights to the states, Republicans had fallen behind Democrats in generic balloting, according to prior polls.
In late July, Democrats held a 4-point advantage over Republicans, 44-40 percent, which has since changed as Election Day approaches and economic issues take precedence.