50-Plus Voters Were Majority in North Dakota’s Midterm Election

Voters age 50 and older were the deciding factor in last year’s midterm elections, according to the National Election Pool Exit Poll results. The findings confirmed that 50-plus voters made up the majority of voters – 53 percent in North Dakota and 56 percent nationally.

Older voters want candidates accountable to find common ground on the issues that matter to them and their families. What they care about here in North Dakota is health care, and they made their voices heard last year. Exit polling found that 44 percent of older voters in North Dakota cited health care as the most important issue facing the country over other issues such as immigration and the economy.

Older voters remain concerned about health care including pre-existing conditions, the cost of prescription medications, and the future of Medicare. A majority of older voters – 65 percent in North Dakota – say the health care system in the United States needs major changes. But older voters also understand that complex issues require thoughtful, bipartisan solutions. For them, putting aside partisan bickering and forging a consensus is the only way forward.

Elected officials are wise to act on the issues important to older voters in North Dakota. Just as they did last year, elected officials can count on older voters showing up in force in the next election – and every election.

ND - National Election Pool Exit Poll Results - ND 18-49 vs 50+

ND - National Election Pool Exit Poll Results - ND