national
National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—June 16, 20261,170,191 Responses

Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?

Refined by:
age
50-64
2026-06-16
Uncertainty Range
News & Events
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All Respondents

June 16, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better23%
Getting worse61%
Staying about the same13%
Unsure3%

Subgroups

Refined by:
age
50-64
24% of population
Total
Getting better31%
Getting worse52%
Staying about the same15%
Unsure2%
education: Non-College Graduate
Getting better33%
Getting worse49%
Staying about the same16%
Unsure2%
education: College Graduate
Getting better30%
Getting worse54%
Staying about the same14%
Unsure2%
education: Postgraduate
Getting better23%
Getting worse65%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure2%
gender: Male
Getting better37%
Getting worse45%
Staying about the same16%
Unsure2%
gender: Female
Getting better25%
Getting worse59%
Staying about the same13%
Unsure2%
party: Democrat
Getting better1%
Getting worse96%
Staying about the same2%
Unsure<1%
party: Republican
Getting better58%
Getting worse14%
Staying about the same25%
Unsure3%
party: Independent
Getting better29%
Getting worse53%
Staying about the same15%
Unsure3%
race: White
Getting better36%
Getting worse44%
Staying about the same17%
Unsure2%
race: Black or African-American
Getting better6%
Getting worse88%
Staying about the same4%
Unsure1%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Getting better26%
Getting worse62%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure2%
race: Other
Getting better28%
Getting worse57%
Staying about the same13%
Unsure3%

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