Americans will vote in the US midterm elections on Tuesday, with the economy, the cost of living, and immigration among the top issues. While Democrats and Republicans share concerns about the rising cost of living, recent surveys suggest differences in how they view the economy, President Donald Trump, and other key issues. In an NBC poll released on Sunday, 75 percent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the state of the US economy, and 51 percent said they were dissatisfied with their personal financial situation.
Other surveys conducted in October also offer a look into how voters from both parties felt about their finances and which issues mattered most. The economy is the main concern for US voters, but Democrats and Republicans vary on the importance of issues like healthcare, immigration, and crime. A Pew Research Centre survey, conducted between September 28 and October 4, suggested that 84 percent of registered voters considered the economy very important to their midterm vote.
It was the top issue for 82 percent of respondents who prefer Republican candidates, and 88 percent for those who back Democrats. However, the two groups differed on other issues. About 85 percent of Democratic Party supporters considered the future of democracy very important, compared with 69 percent of Republicans.
Healthcare was a priority for 82 percent of Democrats, compared with 53 percent of Republicans. Republican supporters were more concerned about immigration, with 72 percent saying it was very important, compared with 53 percent of Democrats. Violent crime was also more important to Republican supporters, at 64 percent, compared with 37 percent Democrats.
A KFF survey, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, an independent nonprofit, from September 16 to 21, suggested 42 percent of registered voter respondents trusted Democrats more to handle healthcare costs, compared with 22 percent who trusted Republicans. On the cost of living, 39 percent trusted Democrats more, while 25 percent preferred Republicans. Views of President Trump and his economic policies remain divided along party lines.
In the Pew Research Centre survey, 91 percent of Democratic respondents and those who leaned Democratic believed Trump’s economic policies had made things worse. Among Republican supporters, 39 percent said his policies had improved the economy, 35 percent said they made conditions worse, and 25 percent said they had little effect. In the November 1 NBC News poll, 40 percent of registered-voter respondents approved of Trump’s overall job performance, compared with 60 percent who disapproved.
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