Healthcare Tops Worries, Partisan Divide Deepens

0:00It's March 31st. You're listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Healthcare is back on top as America's biggest worry, leading by a clear 10-point margin over the economy. Republicans are laser focused on immigration, while Democrats zero in on healthcare and income inequality. That's the start partisan split coming out of the latest Gallup poll. This marks a shift from recent years, when inflation and the economy dominated under Biden. Healthcare ruled from 2015 through 2020, and even earlier, from 2002 to 2014, it traded spots with the economy as the number one concern. The divides run deep across issues. On income and wealth gaps, 77% of Democrats are highly concerned compared to just 19% of Republicans. Environment shows a similar chasm, 67% Dems versus 15% Republicans. And flips the script, with 55% of Republicans worried, versus only 17% of Democrats.

1:05Independence blended up, naming healthcare, inflation, federal spending, and the economy as top issues, leaning a bit more toward Democratic priorities. These gaps highlight how divided we stay on what keeps folks up and night, shaping the political battles ahead.