Economic issues top the public’s list of national concerns – including the role of money in politics | Pew Research Center

February 20, 2025

Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems

Economic issues top the public’s list of national concerns – including the role of money in politics

Economic issues top the public’s list of national concerns – including the role of money in politics

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Economic issues top the public’s list of national concerns – including the role of money in politics

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Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems
Health care costs, inflation and federal deficit are top concerns for public; unemployment remains low
Economic issues top the public’s list of national concerns – including the role of money in politics
Decline in the share of Republicans who say partisan cooperation is a very big problem
Democrats increasingly concerned about facts, state of moral values in U.S.
Wide partisan differences in views of climate change, illegal immigration and guns as national problems
Larger shares of Democrats see climate change, racism as major national problems than Republicans
Partisan gap narrows on quality of K-12 schools and condition of roads
Uptick in share of Republicans and Democrats who say affordability of health care is a very big problem