Gas prices reach record high for an Election Day

Gas prices today are at a record high for an Election Day, hovering at an average of $4.11 a gallon nationally as of Tuesday afternoon, according to GasBuddy.

The previous record for Election Day gas prices was set in 2022, with an average of around $3.75 per gallon, U.S. government data shows. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

Gas prices have become a central focus of the midterm cycle as voters express frustration with the Trump administration for rising fuel costs due to the Iran war.

Prices are elevated because of Iranian obstruction and attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical Gulf waterway through which a large quantity of the world’s oil must pass to leave the region. While more oil is getting out of the strait than at the start of the Iran war, prices have........

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