Gas prices reach record high for an Election Day
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National average gasoline prices reached a record high for an Election Day, hovering at $4.11 a gallon as of Tuesday afternoon, according to GasBuddy, surpassing the previous Election Day record of roughly $3.75 a gallon set in 2022, U.S. government data shows. The milestone comes as voters head to the polls, underscoring energy costs as a salient economic issue. GasBuddy's figures track daily station-level price data nationally. Watch for whether the elevated readings persist after the election and how they compare with the government's own weekly price series.
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