Rural voters were feeling left behind before the midterms, poll shows
Summary
A Harris Poll conducted for the Guardian before the midterms found that rural voters were increasingly worried about the economy, including high fuel prices, and more often said they were in financial survival mode than urban and suburban voters. The article says Republicans lost key races and Democrats won control of Congress, while voters remained unsure that either party could solve the affordability crisis.Key Facts
- Over the summer, 95% of Americans surveyed said they believed the country faced an affordability crisis, especially because of high gas and grocery prices.
- By October, 61% of voters surveyed said they believed the country was in a recession, although the article says it technically was not.
- The share of Republicans who said the economy was getting better fell from 49% in February to 28% in October.
- Rural voters were more likely than urban and suburban voters to say fuel costs hurt their finances and that they were in economic “survival mode.”
- In the month before the midterms, the share of rural Americans who said the economy was getting worse had risen 17% since Trump took office; the increases were 5% among suburban voters and 3% among urban voters.
- The article reports that Republicans lost toss-up races in states including Maine and Texas, and Democrats won control of Congress for the next two years.
- A month before the election, 34% of voters said neither party had a solution to the affordability crisis; 27% chose Democrats and 24% chose Republicans.
- JD Vance said the loss was the “cost to pay” for the Iran war and called for an honest discussion about what to do next.
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