Rising gas prices are causing voters to reconsider voting for GOP: Poll

Published May 27, 2026 7:00am ET



EXCLUSIVE — High gas prices are causing more than half of voters to consider not supporting Republicans, new polling shows, in a warning sign that the Iran war’s consequences could hamper the GOP’s efforts to keep control of the House and Senate.

Results from a recent Overton Insights survey, shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner, showed 57% of respondents said that due to high gas prices, they were less likely to support the Republican Party.

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