85% Say Economy Very Important to Their Congressional Vote

Publication Date: 08/25/2025 2:06 PM CST

85% Say Economy Very Important to Their Congressional Vote

Publication: 08/25/2025 2:06 PM CST

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In terms of how they will vote in the next Congressional election, 85% of voters say the economy is a very important issue.
- Inflation is named as very important by 75%, health care by 71%, and national security by 66%.
When asked which issue is the most important, inflation was cited by 29% the economy by 22%, healthcare by 13%, and immigration by 11%.
- Last month, the economy was said to be most important, while inflation ranked second.
There was little difference between Republicans and Democrats in terms of importance of the economy and inflation.
- The biggest gap between the parties is on the issue of Climate Change. Overall, 40% rate it as very important, lowest on the list of [ten] issues.
- Sixty-three percent (63%) of Democrats consider it Very Important, a view shared by just 21%of Republicans. That's a 42-percentage point gap.
- There is a 29-percentage point gap on the issues of abortion (D 62% say Very Important, R 33%) and immigration (R 74%, D 45%).
There are many ways to ask about the importance of issues. Napolitan News surveys routinely ask an open-end question so that voters can answer the question in their own words.
- Consistently, in the open-end format, economic issues are the top issues.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen August 21, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.