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Family Finances, Last Year
registered voters
January 15, 2015—October 02, 2026:
1,178,559 Responses
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age
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
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gender
Male
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party
Democrat
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Independent
race
White
White
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Over the last year, has your family's financial situation:
Refined by:
race:
White
Clear All
100%
- Gotten better
100%
- Gotten worse
100%
- Stayed about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-10-02
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12M
6M
3M
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Gotten better
Unsure
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All Respondents
October 02, 2026
100% of population
Total
Gotten better
13%
Gotten worse
48%
Stayed about the same
38%
Unsure
1%
Subgroups
Refined by:
race:
White
Clear All
69% of population
Total
Gotten better
15%
Gotten worse
43%
Stayed about the same
41%
Unsure
1%
age:
18-34
Gotten better
13%
Gotten worse
47%
Stayed about the same
37%
Unsure
2%
age:
35-49
Gotten better
14%
Gotten worse
50%
Stayed about the same
35%
Unsure
<1%
age:
50-64
Gotten better
18%
Gotten worse
42%
Stayed about the same
39%
Unsure
<1%
age:
65+
Gotten better
13%
Gotten worse
36%
Stayed about the same
50%
Unsure
<1%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Gotten better
14%
Gotten worse
44%
Stayed about the same
41%
Unsure
1%
education:
College Graduate
Gotten better
16%
Gotten worse
41%
Stayed about the same
42%
Unsure
<1%
education:
Postgraduate
Gotten better
14%
Gotten worse
43%
Stayed about the same
42%
Unsure
<1%
gender:
Male
Gotten better
20%
Gotten worse
37%
Stayed about the same
42%
Unsure
<1%
gender:
Female
Gotten better
10%
Gotten worse
49%
Stayed about the same
40%
Unsure
1%
party:
Democrat
Gotten better
4%
Gotten worse
65%
Stayed about the same
30%
Unsure
<1%
party:
Republican
Gotten better
24%
Gotten worse
21%
Stayed about the same
53%
Unsure
1%
party:
Independent
Gotten better
12%
Gotten worse
51%
Stayed about the same
36%
Unsure
1%
All Respondents
October 02, 2026
100% of population
Gotten better
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Unsure
Total
13%
48%
38%
1%
Subgroups
Refined by:
race:
White
Clear All
69% of population
Gotten better
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Unsure
Total
15%
43%
41%
1%
age
Gotten better
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Unsure
18-34
13%
47%
37%
2%
35-49
14%
50%
35%
<1%
50-64
18%
42%
39%
<1%
65+
13%
36%
50%
<1%
education
Gotten better
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
14%
44%
41%
1%
College Graduate
16%
41%
42%
<1%
Postgraduate
14%
43%
42%
<1%
gender
Gotten better
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Unsure
Male
20%
37%
42%
<1%
Female
10%
49%
40%
1%
party
Gotten better
Gotten worse
Stayed about the same
Unsure
Democrat
4%
65%
30%
<1%
Republican
24%
21%
53%
1%
Independent
12%
51%
36%
1%
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