The Issues
25 issues in nine areas. Each issue page explains what it covers, what polling shows about voters, which offices have a say over it, and where each candidate stands, documented from their own words and record.
The issue voters most want candidates to discuss
Registered voters, open-ended question. Pew Research Center, “As the 2026 Midterms Approach, Economy Is Front and Center”, fielded July 6–12, 2026, 3,554 U.S. adults, including 2,779 registered voters.
Money & Everyday Life
Prices, inflation, and the cost of groceries, gas and everyday expenses.
Federal, state and local taxes, and who pays more or less.
Job growth, wages, minimum wage, unions, worker protections and benefits.
Home prices, rent, mortgage rates, affordable housing, zoning and homelessness.
Retirement benefits, retirement age, program funding, Medicare costs and eligibility.
Health & Families
Insurance costs, prescription drugs, hospitals, Medicaid, the ACA, medical debt and access to care.
Abortion laws and exceptions, contraception, IVF, and state versus federal authority.
Fentanyl and opioids, drug trafficking, treatment, prevention and enforcement.
Education
Safety & Justice
Immigration & Citizenship
Government & Democracy
Campaign money, lobbying, conflicts of interest, transparency and ethics rules.
How much government spends, what to cut or fund, and how to handle deficits and debt.
Voting rules, voter ID, mail voting, election administration, district maps and election security.
Discrimination, religious liberty, disability rights, sex discrimination and equal protection.
Same-sex marriage, discrimination protections, transgender policy in schools, sports and health care.
Energy, Environment & Growth
Electricity prices, oil and gas, renewables, nuclear power and grid reliability.
Water supply, pollution, extreme weather, conservation, emissions and environmental rules.
Roads, bridges, traffic, transit, airports, broadband and major public works.
America & the World
Wars and alliances, the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine, China, terrorism and America's role abroad.
Defense spending, military readiness, military families, VA health care, veterans benefits and transition assistance.
Tariffs, imports and exports, supply chains, manufacturing jobs and agriculture.