The Inflation Reduction Election

Inflation is hands down the most important issue on the minds of Americans on the eve of the midterm elections.

An Economist/YouGov poll taken of 1,500 American adults in the first week of November found that 68 percent say that they will be thinking about inflation “a lot” when casting a vote in this year’s election.

That’s a higher share than any other issue—from the border, to guns, to abortion—save for the economy, which scores 73 percent.

When asked what the single most important issue facing the country is right now, 27 percent say inflation, followed by 10 percent each for healthcare and the economy/jobs.