Alabama voters go to polls with affordability and national issues on their minds

By: Anna Barrett, Ralph Chapoco, Ben Sessoms, Forrest Terrell, Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: November 3, 2026

Words: 876

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

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Alabamians cast ballots throughout the morning in what could be one of the more critical midterms in recent memory.

In more than 30 separate interviews in Jefferson, Montgomery, Autauga, DeKalb and Lee counties, voters choosing most frequently cited the economy as their number one concern, but national issues were also on many people’s minds.

“I think making things like bare necessities accessible—diapers, formula, obviously the cost of groceries—when it comes to …

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