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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—January 06, 2026:
1,136,043 Responses
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age
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
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gender
Male
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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%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-01-06
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12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
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Staying about the same
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All Respondents
January 06, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
34%
Getting worse
55%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
Total
Getting better
34%
Getting worse
55%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
2%
age:
18-34
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
64%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Getting better
28%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
3%
age:
50-64
Getting better
42%
Getting worse
48%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
43%
Getting worse
48%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
37%
Getting worse
51%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
32%
Getting worse
57%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
66%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Male
Getting better
41%
Getting worse
47%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Female
Getting better
28%
Getting worse
61%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
2%
Getting worse
93%
Staying about the same
4%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
74%
Getting worse
10%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
party:
Independent
Getting better
31%
Getting worse
56%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
3%
race:
White
Getting better
41%
Getting worse
47%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
7%
Getting worse
85%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
2%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
28%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Getting better
28%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
January 06, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
34%
55%
9%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
23%
64%
10%
3%
35-49
28%
60%
10%
3%
50-64
42%
48%
8%
2%
65+
43%
48%
8%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
37%
51%
9%
3%
College Graduate
32%
57%
8%
2%
Postgraduate
25%
66%
7%
2%
gender
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Male
41%
47%
10%
2%
Female
28%
61%
8%
3%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
2%
93%
4%
1%
Republican
74%
10%
13%
3%
Independent
31%
56%
10%
3%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
41%
47%
10%
2%
Black or African-American
7%
85%
6%
2%
Hispanic/Latino
28%
62%
8%
3%
Other
28%
60%
9%
3%
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