The Voice of the Voter

'From June to September, the share of registered voters rating the U.S. economy poor rose from 36% to 44%, and the share expecting their household finances to worsen rose from 20% to 28%.
'50% name the economy and cost of living as the country’s top problem, but 19% say it will matter most in their vote; candidate choice (27%) and partisan concerns (24%) lead.
'Gas and fuel mentions rose from 18% to 27% in a single month, overtaking groceries (23%) as a pressure on household money in September.
'Republican and Democratic registered voters are equally confident votes will be counted as intended (89% each), but on whether every eligible citizen who wants to vote will be able to, Republicans are 16 points more confident (91% vs. 75%).
'Voters say “corruption” 88 times per 10,000 responses and “polarization” 6 times, and when they say “the people,” they most often mean the public leaders are expected to serve.

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