Inflation, Jobs and the Economy, and Abortion Topped Issue Priorities Among Midterm Voters
Thursday, November 17, 2022Survey of 2022 Midterm Voters: How inflation, jobs and the economy, and abortion drove vote preferences in the midterm elections
Survey of 2022 Midterm Voters: How inflation, jobs and the economy, and abortion drove vote preferences in the midterm elections
Pre-election focus groups reveal key motivators to turnout, including abortion rights and Republican attacks on democracy and the middle class
Abortion rights remain top of mind heading into the midterms; Democrats are more motivated to vote by a proposed nationwide ban
Democrats narrowly lead the generic congressional ballot; Three in four say the results of the midterms will have an impact on their lives
More than three in five Americans continue to support the House investigation into the January 6 attack.
Americans are concerned a Republican-controlled Congress would put Social Security and Medicare at risk, lead to a nationwide abortion ban, and give tax breaks to the wealthy
Americans oppose overturning Roe v. Wade and legislation that would impose a nationwide abortion ban.
More than three in five Americans support both the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Seven in ten Americans support the For the People Act, and most say it is urgent to pass it before the midterm elections in 2022.
This analysis seeks to understand several critical issues that were ultimately determinative in the election.