Obamacare might be a big talking point for politicians on Capitol Hill , but a new survey shows President Barack Obama 's health care law was n't at the top of the agenda for midterm voters earlier this month . Party preferences and individual candidate platforms -- not the Affordable Care Act -- were the main factors that drove Americans to their polling places , according to a survey about health care released Friday by the Kaiser Family Foundation . When asked in their own words to name what influenced their vote for a member of Congress , just over one quarter of voters surveyed said that the most important factor was making sure their party had control . Twenty one percent of Democratic voters said that a candidate 's platform was important , while the same percentage of Republican voters said that jobs and the economy factored heavily into their decision . Only 13 percent of Democrats and 8 percent of Republicans listed health care in the top two factors that mattered most to them . RELATED : Boehner : House GOP files Obamacare suit . The survey also showed that 5 percent of Republican voters specifically mentioned their opposition to the Affordable Care Act . On the other end of the spectrum , 3 percent of Democratic voters voiced their support for the ACA as the reason they cast a ballot . When asked about the specifics of the law , 16 percent of those surveyed said the law has helped them and their families , compared to 24 percent who said the opposite . The majority -- 59 percent -- said that so far , the ACA has had no direct impact . Overall , Obama 's health care law maintains a 46 percent unfavorability rating according to the poll , a number that has remained relatively steady since its implementation in March 2010 . Thirty-seven percent have a favorable view of the law . The Kaiser Foundation conducted the survey of about 1,500 American adults Nov. 5-13 via telephone . The margin of error is 3 percentage points .
A new poll shows little interest in Obamacare from midterm voters . The survey was conducted by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation and released on Monday.