Healthcare is one of the top drivers getting people to the polls on Election Day, show early exit polls from CNN.
Roughly 4 in 10 voters said that healthcare was the most important problem facing the country, and 7 in 10 said that the healthcare system needed major changes.
Whichever party wins the House and Senate on Tuesday will be able to dictate healthcare priorities. Republican leaders have said they will take another shot at Obamacare repeal should voters rule in their favor.
Democrats have signaled that they will holding hearings on drug prices, pour funding into fighting the opioid crisis, and work to fix Obamacare.
This election season Democrats campaigned unapologetically on the healthcare law, finding that voters were concerned about the threat of Republicans undoing the law’s protections for people with pre-existing illnesses.
Other issues were on voters’ minds as they cast their ballots Tuesday. About 1 in 10 voters said that gun policy was the most important issue facing the U.S., while 2 in 10 voters chose the economy and immigration as their top issue.
Roughly 1 in 6 voters said this election was the first time that they were showing up to vote for a midterm election. The president had a large impact on this, with exit polls showing two-thirds of voters said that their decision was influenced by President Trump.
