More Americans are now worried about financial issues, including affordability, inflation and the federal budget deficit, along with health care and Social Security, according to a survey released Thursday.
The new Gallup poll found that the majority of Americans surveyed had a “great deal” of worry about bread-and-butter issues such as the economy (60 percent), availability and affordability of health care costs (59 percent), inflation (56 percent) and federal spending (53 percent).
Around 52 percent of respondents said they have a great deal of worry about the Social Security system. Half of U.S. adults said they worried about homelessness and hunger, while nearly half, 48 percent, said they are concerned about the wealth and income distribution in the country, according to the survey.
The poll found that Americans were the least concerned about race relations, availability and affordability of energy, and unemployment.
Inflation and the state of the economy have been the biggest worries for Americans since 2022, Gallup noted. Health care has not been in the No. 1 slot since 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Republican voters were more concerned than their Democratic counterparts about crime, illegal immigration, the federal budget deficit and the overall scope of the federal government. Democrats said they worry significantly more about the economy, Social Security, unemployment and inflation, according to the poll.
Since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, GOP voters have become less concerned about inflation (18-point drop), a possible terrorist attack in the U.S. (17-point drop) and the economy (16-point drop), the survey found.
The poll was conducted March 3-16 among 1,002 Americans. The margin of error was 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
