When asked to respond in their own words, 34% of registered voters point to the Economy as the most important issue facing the country.
Foreign Policy Fears Cool Down
While international crises dominated headlines earlier this year, voter anxiety over global affairs is on a downward trend. A combined total of 15% of voters now name Foreign Policy (7%), Iran (5%), or War (3%) as their primary concern, securing second place among top issues. This represents a notable cool-down, down 7 points from last week and down a steep 16 points from April, a period when voters were more worried about the war than the economy .
Meanwhile, domestic friction remains steady, with 12% of voters saying Politics is topmost on their minds.
Where Both Parties Agree -- and Disagree
A look into the partisan breakdown shows that concerns about the Economy unite voters across the political aisle, but their secondary priorities differ sharply:
- For Republicans: The Economy dominates as the top issue at 36%. This is followed by the combination of Iran, Foreign Policy, and War at 18%. Then, Politics and Immigration round out the list, tied at 12% each.
- For Democrats: The Economy also leads at 30%. However, Donald Trump is a secondary concern at 14%, followed closely by Politics at 12%.
Behind the Data
There are many ways to ask about the importance of issues. Napolitan News routinely asks an open-ended question that is categorized and summarized by using Jigsaw's open-source Sensemaker tool (which is built on Gemini, Google's most advanced AI) so that voters can answer the question in their own words.
Consistently, in both the list and open-ended formats, Economic issues are the top issues. Our most recent list-format results are from our May 26th poll.
This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 2,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, June 17-18, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 2.2.
