The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters
Data: KFF/AP Rural Voters Survey; Chart: Herb Scribner Cost of living and health care costs top the list of issues rural voters want 2026 midterm candidates to address, according to a new AP/KFF poll. The big picture: Ahead of the midterms, rural voters rank pocketbook concerns above immigration, the conflict with Iran and several major domestic policy debates. By the numbers: 69% of rural voters said it is 'extremely important' for candidates to talk about the cost of living, followed by health care costs (56%) and fraud in government programs (54%). Context: The AP/KFF poll asked 2,241 regis
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