The poll carried out on October 30 among 1,500 eligible voters in the U.S. found that 61 percent hold Biden and his policies “significantly” or “fairly” responsible for inflation.

The survey also found that inflation is the leading issue that voters say will inform how they vote in crucial midterm elections that will take place less than a week from Wednesday.

Forty-three percent of respondents said that Biden and his policies were significantly to blame for inflation, while 18 percent said the president was fairly to blame and 17 percent said he and his policies were slightly to blame.

A further 23 percent said that the president was not at all to blame for inflation.

When voters were asked who they believed was most to blame for the high rate of inflation, 44 percent opted for President Biden and his policies, while 17 percent blamed former President Donald Trump and his policies and 14 percent opted for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll also asked voters which issue would determine or most determine their vote in the upcoming midterm elections and inflation was the leading issue at 45 percent.

Abortion was voters’ second biggest concern at 34 percent, followed by economic growth at 24 percent. Respondents chose up to three issues.

The U.S. has experienced a high rate of inflation for months, with the annual rate at near 40-year highs. The annual rate of inflation in the U.S. in September was 8.2 percent, down slightly from 8.3 percent in August.

The Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll also found that voters believe the Republican Party is more focused on inflation than Democrats, with 44 percent of respondents saying inflation is one of the biggest priorities for Republican candidates.

Poll respondents were permitted to pick three issues that they considered to be the biggest issues for each party. When it came to Democratic candidates, 37 percent said inflation was one of the party’s biggest issues, while 45 percent chose abortion.

A majority of respondents—54 percent—said Democrats were right to prioritize abortion during the midterms, compared to 33 percent who said they weren’t and 13 percent replied “don’t know.”

On the economy, the Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll found more potentially bad news for President Biden and the Democrats as 49 percent of voters said they were worse off now than when Biden took office in January 2021.

Some 23 percent said they were better off, while 21 percent said they were neither better or worse off and 7 percent didn’t know.

Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment.