Economy Dominates Many Voters’ Minds as They Head to the Polls

About 80 percent of registered voters said the economy will play a significant role in their voting decisions, a recent survey showed.

People head into a polling location to cast their votes on the last day of early voting for the 2024 election in Atlanta on Nov. 1, 2024. Megan Varner/Getty Images

President Joe Biden has repeatedly said that the U.S. economy is “the envy of the world.” That message, however, doesn’t seem to be resonating with many voters who are heading to the polls to elect the next president on Nov. 5.

In battleground states, dozens of voters interviewed by The Epoch Times said that the economy is one of their top concerns and discussed how their lives have been affected by rising costs over the past four years.