KFF/AP Survey Probes Rural Voters’ Increasing Anxieties About the Rising Cost of Living, Including Health Costs, Heading into the Midterm Elections Rural Voters are More Likely to Trust Republicans than Democrats to Tackle These Issues, But Economic Dissatisfaction May Dampen Turnout among Rural Republicans, and Trump’s Health Policies Are Viewed Negatively Published: Sep 23, 2026

KFF/AP Survey Probes Rural Voters’ Increasing Anxieties About the Rising Cost of Living, Including Health Costs, Heading into the Midterm Elections Rural Voters are More Likely to Trust Republicans than Democrats to Tackle These Issues, But Economic Dissatisfaction May Dampen Turnout among Rural Republicans, and Trump’s Health Policies Are Viewed Negatively Published: Sep 23, 2026 https://www.kff.org/elections/kff-ap-survey-probes-rural-voters-increasing-anxieties-about-the-rising-cost-of-living-including-health-costs-heading-into-the-midterm-elections/ Rural voters’ frustrations about the cost of living in their community are growing and appear to be chipping away at Republicans’ enthusiasm to vote as the midterm elections near, a new KFF/AP Survey of Rural Voters finds.