Voters Continue to Rate Economy as Top Issue

Publication Date: 10/01/2025 6:00 AM CST

Voters Continue to Rate Economy as Top Issue

Publication: 10/01/2025 6:00 AM CST

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Given a list of options, 24% of voters say the Economy is the most important political issue right now.
- Among 1,000 registered voters, Inflation (16%), Immigration (13%) and Healthcare (12%) also rank highly.
- Gun laws (5%), Education (4%) and Abortion (3%) are less commonly at the top of voters' minds.
- For Republicans, the top three issues identified as most important are the Economy (23%), Immigration (19%), and Inflation (15%).
- For Democrats, the top three issues are the Economy (23%), Inflation (19%), and Health Care (15%).
A majority of voters (81%) said that the Economy is Very Important.
- Three quarters (73%) said that Inflation is Very Important.
- And 60% said that Immigration is Very Important.
There are many ways to ask about the importance of issues. Napolitan News routinely asks 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, despite differences in exact percentages.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 24-25, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.