KFF/AP农村选民调查图表：赫布·斯克里布纳 生活成本和高昂的医疗费用位居农村选民希望2026年中期选举候选人优先解决的议题之首，这是美联社/凯泽家庭基金会（AP/KFF）最新民调的结果。
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:
宏观视角：在中期选举前夕，农村选民将经济民生问题置于移民、与伊朗的冲突以及多项重大国内政策辩论之上。
Ahead of the midterms, rural voters rank pocketbook concerns above immigration, the conflict with Iran and several major domestic policy debates. By the numbers:
数据一览： 69%的农村选民表示，候选人讨论生活成本“极其重要”，其次是医疗费用（56%）和政府项目中的欺诈行为（54%）。
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:
背景信息：美联社/凯泽家庭基金会的民调询问了2241名居住在农村地区的登记选民，认为2026年候选人讨论以下八个议题中每一项的重要性如何。生活成本担忧
The AP/KFF poll asked 2,241ed voters living in rural areas how important it was for 2026 candidates to talk about each of eight issues. Cost of living concerns Zoom in: Affordability concerns extend across a wide range of everyday expenses.
深入分析：可负担性担忧涵盖了广泛的日常开支。
• 57% of rural voters cited an economic concern — including rising costs, jobs, wages and housing affordability — when asked about the biggest issue facing their local community.
- 当被问及当地社区面临的最大问题时，57%的农村选民提到了经济担忧——包括物价上涨、就业、工资和住房可负担性。
• 57% of rural voters cited an economic concern — including rising costs, jobs, wages and housing affordability — when asked about the biggest issue facing their local community.
- 67%的受访者表示，他们至少在一定程度上担心汽油或交通费用，66%的人对医疗费用表示同样担忧，60%的人则担心食品和杂货费用。
• 67% said they were at least somewhat worried about affording gas or transportation, while 66% said the same about health care and 60% about food and groceries.
- 四分之三的受访者将当地的生活成本评为“一般”或“差”，这一比例较2017年上升了25个百分点。
• Three-quarters rated the cost of living in their area as either "fair" or "poor," up 25 percentage points from 2017. Reality check:
现实核查：农村选民对成本的不满并不必然转化为对民主党的支持。
Rural voters' unhappiness with costs doesn't necessarily translate into support for Democrats.
- 根据民调，40%的人更信任共和党处理生活成本问题，而25%的人信任民主党，27%的人对两党均不信任。
• According to the poll, 40% trust Republicans more to handle the cost of living, compared with 25% who trust Democrats and 27% who trust neither party.
- 调查中的农村选民倾向于共和党：54%的人自认为是共和党选民或倾向共和党的独立选民，而32%的人自认为是民主党人或倾向民主党的独立选民。
• Rural voters in the survey leaned Republican: 54% identified as GOP voters or Republican-leaning independents, while 32% identified as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents.
关注焦点：经济挫败感是否会影响农村共和党选民的投票热情。
What we're watching: Whether economic frustration affects voter enthusiasm among rural Republicans.
- 根据民调显示，27%的农村共和党选民不认可特朗普对经济的处理方式。其中，59%的人表示他们绝对会参加中期选举投票。
• 27% of rural Republican voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, per the poll. Among them, 59% say they're absolutely certain to vote in the midterms.
- 尽管如此，仍有98%的农村共和党人表示，他们更倾向于投票给共和党候选人而非民主党候选人。
• Still, 98% of rural Republicans say they're more likely to vote for a Republican than a Democrat.
附注：此次KFF/AP民调于2026年8月12日至24日期间，通过网络和电话对全国农村地区的2,241名选民进行了调查。抽样误差范围为±3个百分点。
The fine print: The KFF/AP poll surveyed 2,241ed voters living in rural areas nationwide from Aug. 12-24, 2026, online and by phone. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.