High gas prices continue to weigh on wallets as voters list affordability as a top concern ahead of early November's midterm elections .

The national average price of a gallon of gas stands at $4.27, marking an increase of nearly $1.30, or 43%, since the outbreak of the Iran war in February, AAA data showed.

Fuel prices are unlikely to ease significantly before Election Day on Nov. 3, some analysts told ABC News, predicting gas prices would all but certainly remain above $4 a gallon.

Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude. The Russia-Ukraine war has also crimped fuel exports from Russia, they said, compounding the supply shortage.

There is little indication of an imminent resolution of either conflict, the analysts said.…