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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
Male
Male
Female
party
Independent
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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gender:
Male
party:
Independent
Clear All
100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-03-31
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
Unsure
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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:
Male
party:
Independent
Clear All
16% of population
Total
Getting better
24%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
age:
18-34
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
67%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Getting better
21%
Getting worse
65%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
34%
Getting worse
50%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
30%
Getting worse
53%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
58%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
61%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
64%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
2%
race:
White
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
57%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
8%
Getting worse
81%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
3%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
26%
Getting worse
61%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Getting better
33%
Getting worse
52%
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:
Male
party:
Independent
Clear All
16% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
24%
60%
14%
3%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
16%
67%
14%
4%
35-49
21%
65%
12%
2%
50-64
34%
50%
14%
2%
65+
30%
53%
15%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
25%
58%
14%
3%
College Graduate
23%
61%
13%
2%
Postgraduate
22%
64%
13%
2%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
25%
57%
16%
3%
Black or African-American
8%
81%
8%
3%
Hispanic/Latino
26%
61%
10%
3%
Other
33%
52%
12%
3%
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