What we know about voters after May primaries
The midterms may not be over, but there’s already a lot to learn about what voters see as important, from abortion to inflation to Trump’s continuing shadow on the GOP.
- Many voters are concerned about the economy, abortion rights and gun control
- Republicans started the year positioned to win, but recent issues could boost Democrats.
- With inflation near 40-year highs, voters told USA TODAY they’re worried about their wallets.
Viola Owens decided long before the mass shooting in a Texas elementary school that stopping gun violence would be her top issue in the midterms this year.
The 61-year-old Philadelphia resident has lived in her Mount Airy neighborhood for 34 years. It felt safe for most of that time, but she said there have recently been four to five shootings a month.