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Concern About Gas Prices, by Party
Share of U.S. adults very concerned about the price of gas and energy, %
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Pew Research Center surveys; points are survey waves. Party groups include those who lean toward each party.
How worried Americans are about gas and energy prices, overall and by party. Read it beside the U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Prices chart: concern tends to follow the pump.
What this chart reads
- Very Concerned About Gas and energy prices · U.S. adults (Pew)as “All adults”latest 2026-10-04
- Very Concerned About Gas and energy prices · Democrats (Pew)as “Democrats”latest 2026-10-04
- Very Concerned About Gas and energy prices · Republicans (Pew)as “Republicans”latest 2026-10-04
Sources
Very Concerned About Gas and energy prices · U.S. adults (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel: a probability-based online panel of U.S. adults (about 5,000 interviewed in the latest wave). Values are Pew's published figures, copied from the report's chart data and checked against its topline. Each reading is dated at the last day of fieldwork. Citation: "Cost Concerns Dominate as Public's Economic Ratings Turn More Negative." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/cost-concerns-dominate-as-publics-economic-ratings-turn-more-negative/
Very Concerned About Gas and energy prices · Democrats (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel: a probability-based online panel of U.S. adults (about 5,000 interviewed in the latest wave). Values are Pew's published figures, copied from the report's chart data and checked against its topline. Each reading is dated at the last day of fieldwork. Citation: "Cost Concerns Dominate as Public's Economic Ratings Turn More Negative." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/cost-concerns-dominate-as-publics-economic-ratings-turn-more-negative/
Very Concerned About Gas and energy prices · Republicans (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel: a probability-based online panel of U.S. adults (about 5,000 interviewed in the latest wave). Values are Pew's published figures, copied from the report's chart data and checked against its topline. Each reading is dated at the last day of fieldwork. Citation: "Cost Concerns Dominate as Public's Economic Ratings Turn More Negative." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/cost-concerns-dominate-as-publics-economic-ratings-turn-more-negative/
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