民调显示，四分之三的选民认为经济状况不佳或糟糕。长达数月的通胀飙升。全国平均汽油价格远高于每加仑4美元。30年期房贷利率超过7%。
Three-fours of voters described the economy as not good or poor, polls showed. A monthslong surge of inflation. A national average gas price well above $4 a gallon. Thirty-year mortgage rates north of 7%.
据美国广播公司新闻选民民调显示，经济困境助推民主党在中期选举中夺取美国众议院和参议院控制权，选民的挫败感从汽油和食品杂货价格蔓延至医疗保健费用和水电费账单。该民调基于选举日当天及之前对选民的调查。
Economic woes helped fuel a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections as voter frustration spanned from gas and grocery prices to healthcare costs and utility bills, according to ABC News Voter Polls, which are based on surveys of voters conducted on and before Election Day.
据选民民调显示，全国四分之三的众议院选民认为经济状况不佳或糟糕。
Three-quarters of House voters nationally described the economy as not good or poor, according to the Voter Poll.
周二掀起的一股蓝色浪潮将民主党参议院候选人推上了南卡罗来纳州和得克萨斯州等共和党票仓的胜利之位。截至周三，民主党预计将在参议院赢得54个席位，阿拉斯加州和密西西比州的激烈选战尚未揭晓结果。
A blue wave on Tuesday catapulted Democratic Senate candidates to victories in Republican strongholds such as South Carolina and Texas. As of Wednesday, Democrats were projected to win 54 seats in the Senate, with competitive races yet to be called in Alaska and Mississippi.
与此同时，众议院选战中的强劲表现似乎为民主党铺就了通往该下议院舒适多数的道路。美国广播公司新闻预测民主党将赢得众议院。
A strong performance in House contests, meanwhile, appeared to set Democrats on a path toward a comfortable majority in the lower chamber. ABC News has projected Democrats will win the House.
今年早些时候，伊朗战争引发了通胀上升，挤压了家庭预算，抑制了消费者信心。密歇根大学七十多年来每月开展一次的消费者信心调查显示，10月份消费者信心降至有史以来第二低水平。
The Iran war sparked a rise of inflation earlier this year, squeezing household budgets and dampening consumer sentiment. A survey of consumer sentiment conducted by the University of Michigan every month for more than seven decades showed its second-lowest level ever in October.
同样，全国中期选举选民周二表达了对通胀的不满。据选民民调显示，约八成众议院选民（79%）表示，通胀在过去一年给他们及其家庭造成了严重或 moderate 的困难。
Similarly, midterm voters nationwide voiced their discontent about inflation on Tuesday. About 8 in 10 House voters (79%) said inflation had caused them and their family a severe or moderate hardship over the previous year, according to the Voter Poll.
相比之下，21%的众议院选民表示，在此期间通胀未给他们及其家庭造成任何困难。
By contrast, 21% of House voters said inflation had caused them and their family no hardship at all over that period.
美国汽车协会数据显示，选举日当天全国平均汽油价格为每加仑4.14美元，自伊朗战争爆发以来上涨了1.16美元，涨幅达38%。
On Election Day, the national average price of a gallon of gas stood at $4.14 a gallon, which marked a rise of 1.16, or 38%, since the outbreak of the Iran war, AAA data showed.
据美国汽车协会（AAA）数据，美国柴油平均价格为6.28美元，比一年前上涨超过2.50美元。
The U.S. average price of diesel registered at $6.28, an increase of more than $2.50 from a year earlier, according to AAA.
根据ABC新闻选民民调，约六成众议院选民表示他们非常担心汽油或柴油价格（59%）。同样比例的人也对食品杂货和食品价格表达了不满：59%。
About 6 in 10 House voters said they were very concerned with gasoline or diesel prices, according to the ABC News Voter Poll (59%). The same share also expressed frustration with grocery and food prices: 59%.
选民预算的紧张感还延伸到医疗保健和公用事业账单等开支：根据选民民调，59%的人表示他们非常担心医疗保健费用，53%的人对公用事业费用持同样看法。
The sense of strain on voters' budgets extended to costs like healthcare and utility bills: 59% said they were very concerned about healthcare costs and 53% said the same about utilities, according to the Voter Poll.
根据凯撒家庭基金会（KFF）的数据，通过《平价医疗法案》（ACA）获得医疗保险的人，其平均每月基准保费从2025年的每月497美元跃升至2026年的625美元，尤其是在强化保费税收抵免于去年年底到期之后。
Those who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) saw their average monthly benchmark premium jump from $497 per month in 2025 to $625 in 2026, according to KFF, particularly after enhanced premium tax credits expired at the end of last year.
特朗普标志性的“一项大而美的法案”包含了针对个人和企业的一系列减税措施，但该法案也削减了一些人的医疗补助（Medicaid）福利。
Trump's signature "One Big Beautiful Bill" included a range of tax reductions for both individuals and businesses, but the measure also slashed some people's Medicaid benefits.
根据选民民调，超过半数众议院选民表示，特朗普政府的政策使他们的医疗保健费用变得更糟，并且以20个百分点的差距表示他们更信任民主党来处理医疗保健问题。约六成的人表示，他们希望联邦政府在帮助美国人获得医疗保健方面发挥更大作用。
Over half of House voters said that the Trump administration's policies have made their healthcare costs worse and by a 20-percentage point margin they said they trusted the Democratic Party more to handle healthcare, according to the Voter Poll. About 6 in 10 said they wanted the federal government to play a bigger role in helping Americans get healthcare, according to the Voter Poll.
公用事业账单也在中期选举竞选季引发关注，一些候选人（主要是民主党人）批评人工智能数据中心，指出这可能导致当地供水系统承压，以及需求增加导致居民公用事业账单高涨。
Utility bills also drew attention during midterm campaign season as some candidates, mostly Democrats, criticized artificial intelligence data centers, citing potential strain on local water systems and high residential utility bills as a result of increased demand.