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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—March 31, 2026:
1,154,168 Responses
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age
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
Postgraduate
gender
Female
Male
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
race
White
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Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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gender:
Female
race:
White
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100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-03-31
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12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
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All Respondents
March 31, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Female
race:
White
Clear All
36% of population
Total
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
59%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
age:
18-34
Getting better
13%
Getting worse
71%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Getting better
19%
Getting worse
66%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
3%
age:
50-64
Getting better
32%
Getting worse
52%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
age:
65+
Getting better
30%
Getting worse
52%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
27%
Getting worse
54%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
24%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
17%
Getting worse
72%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
<1%
Getting worse
96%
Staying about the same
3%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
55%
Getting worse
16%
Staying about the same
24%
Unsure
4%
party:
Independent
Getting better
17%
Getting worse
68%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
March 31, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
25%
60%
13%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Female
race:
White
Clear All
36% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
25%
59%
13%
3%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
13%
71%
12%
4%
35-49
19%
66%
11%
3%
50-64
32%
52%
13%
3%
65+
30%
52%
15%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
27%
54%
15%
3%
College Graduate
24%
63%
11%
3%
Postgraduate
17%
72%
8%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
<1%
96%
3%
1%
Republican
55%
16%
24%
4%
Independent
17%
68%
12%
3%
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