The strength of individual candidates likely helped Democratic candidates in some Senate and gubernatorial races to win over some voters who were disenchanted with the Democratic president. States are counting votes with key races still in play. Asked about the candidates’ attributes that mattered most to them, voters in most of those states were closely divided on whether they prioritized picking a candidate who shared their values, or one who demonstrated honesty and integrity – with fewer saying they were looking for candidates who cared about people like them, or who had the right experience.Īn election worker removes tabulated ballots from the machine inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. In exit polls across nine states with key Senate races, more than 70% of voters called party control of the Senate very important to their vote. Specific issues weren’t the only consideration, either. A tenth of voters trusted Democrats more to handle abortion, but Republicans more to handle inflation. Around 45% of voters said both that inflation had posed a hardship for their family and that they were dissatisfied or angry to see Roe v. Among voters who backed a Democratic candidate, about 43% called abortion their top issue, with 18% picking inflation and fewer than 15% picking another issue.Įven on an individual level, many voters balanced multiple, and at times competing, priorities. About 45% of voters who supported a GOP House candidate called inflation their top issue from a list of five, with 15% picking immigration and fewer than 15% picking any other issue as their priority. There was a significant partisan divide in voters’ priorities and attitudes this year. Kevin McCarthy faces rocky road to speakership as hardliners emboldened by GOP's election showing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a news conference about the House Republicans "Commitment to America" outside the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2022. Voters also held net negative appraisals of both Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, although fewer offered an opinion of McCarthy. About 13% called both parties too extreme and the remainder said that neither was. Similar shares of voters thought either that only Democrats were too extreme (about 38%) or that only Republicans were (about 39%). About 4 in 10 voters had a favorable view only of the Democratic Party, with roughly the same share having a favorable view of only the Republican Party, and about 11% viewing neither party favorably. Neither party held an image advantage among voters. Roughly 28% of voters said they intended their vote to express opposition to him, only a few points lower than the roughly one-third who said they were expressing opposition to Biden. 2018Īnd former President Donald Trump was on voters’ minds nearly as much as the incumbent. Interactive : Anatomy of a close election: How Americans voted in 2022 vs. Democrats had a roughly 11-point edge over the GOP when it came to which party voters trusted more to handle issues related to abortion.
About 6 in 10 voters felt negatively about the decision, with nearly 4 in 10 expressing anger. Wade brought abortion to center stage, with about 27% of voters calling it their top issue. The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. By roughly a 12-point margin, voters said they trusted the GOP over the Democratic Party to handle inflation.īut the apparent closeness of the election suggests the midterms weren’t solely a referendum on an unpopular president or a reaction to grim views of the economy. Voters were more likely to say Biden’s policies had hurt than helped the country, and more likely to say their vote was meant to oppose Biden than to say it was in support of him.Ī slim plurality of voters, about 31%, called inflation their top issue, and roughly 8 in 10 said inflation had been a hardship for them personally. Biden’s approval rating was underwater among the electorate, with only about 44% of voters approving, and about 55% disapproving – around 45% said they strongly disapproved. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesĮxit polls: High inflation dominates voters' views in the midterm electionsĪbout three-quarters of voters said they were dissatisfied or angry about the way things are going in the US, and a similar share called the economy not so good or poor. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation. DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 08: People vote at Denver East High School on Novemin Denver, United States.
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