Healthcare overtakes the economy as top voter worry in Gallup poll

Healthcare access and affordability are the top domestic policy concerns for voters heading into the 2026 elections, according to a new Gallup poll.

Nearly 85% of Americans said in a that they are at least somewhat worried about the availability and affordability of healthcare as a key concern for the United States, more than any other issue reported in the survey. Worries about healthcare even eclipsed those about the economy, which had traditionally been a top consideration for voters and had held the No. 1 spot in recent years.

The poll is likely to reassure Democrats that they are on the right track in portraying President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans as cutting healthcare programs to finance tax reductions for the wealthy. Republicans, on the other hand, are likely to take it as a sign that they urgently need to find ways to overhaul their healthcare messaging.

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