In a poll conducted one week out from the midterm elections, voters trust Democrats more on 7 of the top 10 issues.

Just over half (52%) rate the top issue as either the economy or inflation. Voters have trusted Democrats more on both of these issues for the past 7 months.

The Economy and Inflation

This month, 41% of voters trust Democrats more on the economy while 33% trust Republicans more. Overall, 72% consider the Economy Very Important to how they will vote.

Over the past 7 months, Republican support has ranged from this month's low of 33% to a high of 37%, while Democratic support has gone from a low of 38% to last month's high of 42%.

Seventy-two percent (69%) of voters consider the issue of inflation Very Important to their vote. On this topic, Democrats lead by 6 points for the second month in a row: 40% to 34%.

Summing It Up

Overall, in our standard list, the economy, inflation, and health care have been the top 3 issues for voters since May. In addition to the recent 7 month streak for Democrats on the economy and inflation, they have a long-standing lead on health care that goes back over a year.

Democrats have now also led for 7 months in another critical area: the question of who voters trust on the issue most important to them. Forty-two percent (42%) of voters trust Democrats more on their top issue, while 34% trust Republicans more.

That +8 net is up from +3 a month ago, when 42% trusted Democrats more but 39% trusted Republicans more.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 28-29, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.