Abortion, Economy Top Midterm Issues Monmouth University Polling Institute The American public is divided as to which party they want in control of Congress, and the issue picture has shifted since the last midterm – with the economy and abortion replacing health care as the top electoral concern. The Monmouth University Poll also finds that a majority of Americans report having a difficult time paying for gas.
By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country today Carroll Doherty & Vianney Gómez, Pew Research Center Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care (55%) and violent crime (54%). About half say gun violence and the federal budget deficit are very big problems (51% each), according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 25-May 1 among 5,074 U.S. adults.