Midterm Voting Intentions Are Divided, Economic Gloom Persists
Midterm election preferences differ substantially by race, age and education
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- Midterm Voting Intentions Are Divided, Economic Gloom Persists
- Economy is top issue for voters; those who say it is ‘very important’ favor Republican candidates
- Majorities of Americans are very concerned by prices – for food and consumer goods, energy and housing
- Voters in both parties are highly motivated, but GOP voters more likely to have given ‘a lot’ of thought to midterms
- Republican voters more likely than Democrats to say their party will win majorities in House and Senate
- Few voters say either party’s candidates have done extremely or very well in explaining their plans
- GOP voters have given more thought to the upcoming election than Democratic voters
- White voters, older voters and those with a college degree more likely to say they are motivated to vote and that it ‘really matters’ who wins control of Congress
- Voters who cast ballots in 2020 presidential, but not in the 2018 midterm, prefer GOP if they vote this year
- The economy remains the top issue for voters in the midterms
- Republican and Democratic voters are deeply divided over race, gender, Islam and foreign policy
- Most Republicans strongly disapprove of Biden’s job performance; far fewer Democrats strongly approve
- Positive views of economy have ticked up since July, but remain low
- Republicans less pessimistic about future economic conditions than in July
- Majorities in both parties are ‘very’ concerned about prices of food, energy and housing
- Democrats who give the economy a ‘poor’ rating express less certainty about who they will vote for
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