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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—October 03, 2026:
1,192,971 Responses
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18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
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gender
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party
Democrat
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race
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
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Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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100%
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100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-10-03
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12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
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Staying about the same
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All Respondents
October 03, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
20%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
Total
Getting better
20%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
3%
age:
18-34
Getting better
12%
Getting worse
70%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
69%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
57%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
26%
Getting worse
55%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
21%
Getting worse
59%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
19%
Getting worse
65%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
72%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Male
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
57%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Female
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
67%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
1%
Getting worse
94%
Staying about the same
3%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
43%
Getting worse
23%
Staying about the same
30%
Unsure
4%
party:
Independent
Getting better
17%
Getting worse
65%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
race:
White
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
57%
Staying about the same
18%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
5%
Getting worse
87%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
2%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
67%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
67%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
October 03, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
20%
62%
16%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
12%
70%
15%
4%
35-49
15%
69%
14%
2%
50-64
25%
57%
16%
2%
65+
26%
55%
17%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
21%
59%
17%
3%
College Graduate
19%
65%
14%
2%
Postgraduate
15%
72%
11%
2%
gender
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Male
23%
57%
17%
2%
Female
16%
67%
14%
3%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
1%
94%
3%
1%
Republican
43%
23%
30%
4%
Independent
17%
65%
14%
3%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
23%
57%
18%
3%
Black or African-American
5%
87%
6%
2%
Hispanic/Latino
18%
67%
13%
3%
Other
18%
67%
12%
3%
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