Just a "High-Class Problem"? Poll Shows Minority Voters Hit Hardest by Inflation; Some Say They Will Now Vote Republican

A new poll released Tuesday from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) found minority voters have been hit hardest by inflation, with some saying they will vote Republican in the midterms as their pockets are squeezed.

The poll found overall 58% of participants feel inflation is causing them major financial stress. When broken down among demographics, 35% of black, Hispanic, Asian-American and other minority voters expressed feeling the pain of inflation, compared to 28% of white voters. Among those polled, 44% of black women and Hispanic men reported the highest proportion of major strain among demographic and gender combinations.

The poll was conducted between March 2-7 among 1,500 registered voters with a +/- 2.5 percentage points margin of error.