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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—January 06, 20261,136,043 Responses

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

2026-01-06
Uncertainty Range
News & Events
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All Respondents

January 06, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better34%
Getting worse55%
Staying about the same9%
Unsure3%

Subgroups

Total
Getting better34%
Getting worse55%
Staying about the same9%
Unsure2%
age: 18-34
Getting better23%
Getting worse64%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure3%
age: 35-49
Getting better28%
Getting worse60%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure3%
age: 50-64
Getting better42%
Getting worse48%
Staying about the same8%
Unsure2%
age: 65+
Getting better43%
Getting worse48%
Staying about the same8%
Unsure2%
education: Non-College Graduate
Getting better37%
Getting worse51%
Staying about the same9%
Unsure3%
education: College Graduate
Getting better32%
Getting worse57%
Staying about the same8%
Unsure2%
education: Postgraduate
Getting better25%
Getting worse66%
Staying about the same7%
Unsure2%
gender: Male
Getting better41%
Getting worse47%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure2%
gender: Female
Getting better28%
Getting worse61%
Staying about the same8%
Unsure3%
party: Democrat
Getting better2%
Getting worse93%
Staying about the same4%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Getting better74%
Getting worse10%
Staying about the same13%
Unsure3%
party: Independent
Getting better31%
Getting worse56%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure3%
race: White
Getting better41%
Getting worse47%
Staying about the same10%
Unsure2%
race: Black or African-American
Getting better7%
Getting worse85%
Staying about the same6%
Unsure2%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Getting better28%
Getting worse62%
Staying about the same8%
Unsure3%
race: Other
Getting better28%
Getting worse60%
Staying about the same9%
Unsure3%

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