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With less than three weeks until the midterm elections, affordability continues to rank as the most important issue for Americans. According to a new RealClearEnergy poll, 37% of likely voters say a candidate’s stance on affordability is most likely to influence their vote for Congress – more than double the 15% who cited immigration as a factor. It was the top issue for Democrats (43%), Republicans (32%), and independents (36%) alike.

The poll, taken nationally Oct. 1-3 with 1,000 likely voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

A few demographic splits stand out. Affordability was the top concern for 45% of voters in their 30s and 44% of those in their 40s, but only 29% of voters under 30. The youngest voters were instead far more focused on health care (24%) than any other age group, while just 4% of voters in their 60s said the same. Those with postgraduate degrees were more than seven times as likely as voters with a high school education or less to pick “democratic norms” as their top issue (17% to 2%).

Energy costs hit home

Energy is a major part of that affordability concern. Sixty-one percent of voters said energy costs, including gasoline, natural gas, and electric utility bills, are a “major problem” for them, and another 30% called them a “minor problem.” Democrats were the most likely to feel the pinch; 74% percent of Democrats called energy costs a major problem, compared to 59% of independents and 52% of Republicans.

There is also broad consensus that increasing domestic energy production would lower consumers’ costs.........

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