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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—April 02, 2026:
1,154,566 Responses
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age
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
College Graduate
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
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gender
Female
Male
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
race
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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education:
College Graduate
gender:
Female
Clear All
100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-04-02
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
Unsure
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All Respondents
April 02, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
education:
College Graduate
gender:
Female
Clear All
11% of population
Total
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
71%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
age:
18-34
Getting better
8%
Getting worse
81%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
76%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
26%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
64%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
<1%
Getting worse
96%
Staying about the same
2%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
52%
Getting worse
21%
Staying about the same
22%
Unsure
4%
party:
Independent
Getting better
13%
Getting worse
75%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
race:
White
Getting better
21%
Getting worse
66%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
2%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
4%
Getting worse
91%
Staying about the same
3%
Unsure
2%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
13%
Getting worse
78%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
2%
race:
Other
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
74%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
April 02, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
23%
62%
13%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
education:
College Graduate
gender:
Female
Clear All
11% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
18%
71%
10%
2%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
8%
81%
8%
3%
35-49
15%
76%
7%
2%
50-64
26%
60%
11%
2%
65+
23%
64%
12%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
<1%
96%
2%
1%
Republican
52%
21%
22%
4%
Independent
13%
75%
10%
2%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
21%
66%
11%
2%
Black or African-American
4%
91%
3%
2%
Hispanic/Latino
13%
78%
7%
2%
Other
16%
74%
6%
3%
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