national

Family Finances, Last Year

registered voters

January 15, 2015—February 11, 2026: 1,129,998 Responses

Over the last year, has your family's financial situation:

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

100% - Gotten better

100% - Gotten worse

100% - Stayed about the same

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Better

2026-02-11

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All Respondents

February 11, 2026

100% of population

Total

Gotten better21%

Gotten worse39%

Stayed about the same38%

Unsure1%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

6% of population

Total

Gotten better26%

Gotten worse29%

Stayed about the same44%

Unsure<1%

Gotten better28%

Gotten worse34%

Stayed about the same37%

Unsure1%

Gotten better24%

Gotten worse34%

Stayed about the same41%

Unsure<1%

Gotten better30%

Gotten worse31%

Stayed about the same39%

Unsure<1%

Gotten better23%

Gotten worse22%

Stayed about the same54%

Unsure<1%

party: Democrat

Gotten better9%

Gotten worse41%

Stayed about the same49%

Unsure<1%

party: Republican

Gotten better51%

Gotten worse8%

Stayed about the same40%

Unsure<1%

party: Independent

Gotten better25%

Gotten worse33%

Stayed about the same42%

Unsure<1%

Gotten better28%

Gotten worse26%

Stayed about the same45%

Unsure<1%

race: Black or African-American

Gotten better12%

Gotten worse46%

Stayed about the same41%

Unsure<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Gotten better23%

Gotten worse37%

Stayed about the same39%

Unsure<1%

Gotten better20%

Gotten worse38%

Stayed about the same42%

Unsure<1%

All Respondents

February 11, 2026100% of population

Gotten better

Gotten worse

Stayed about the same

Unsure

Total

21%

39%

38%

1%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

6% of population

Gotten better

Gotten worse

Stayed about the same

Unsure

Total

26%

29%

44%

<1%

age

Gotten better

Gotten worse

Stayed about the same

Unsure

28%

34%

37%

1%

24%

34%

41%

<1%

30%

31%

39%

<1%

23%

22%

54%

<1%

party

Gotten better

Gotten worse

Stayed about the same

Unsure

9%

41%

49%

<1%

51%

8%

40%

<1%

25%

33%

42%

<1%

race

Gotten better

Gotten worse

Stayed about the same

Unsure

28%

26%

45%

<1%

Black or African-American

12%

46%

41%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

23%

37%

39%

<1%

20%

38%

42%

<1%

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