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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
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
race
Black or African-American
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
Refined by:
race:
Black or African-American
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
Staying about the same
Getting better
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:
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
12% of population
Total
Getting better
5%
Getting worse
87%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
2%
age:
18-34
Getting better
4%
Getting worse
87%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Getting better
6%
Getting worse
86%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
6%
Getting worse
88%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
4%
Getting worse
89%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
5%
Getting worse
87%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
2%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
5%
Getting worse
88%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
5%
Getting worse
89%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
gender:
Male
Getting better
7%
Getting worse
85%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Female
Getting better
4%
Getting worse
89%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
1%
Getting worse
94%
Staying about the same
4%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
40%
Getting worse
36%
Staying about the same
20%
Unsure
4%
party:
Independent
Getting better
7%
Getting worse
82%
Staying about the same
7%
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:
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
12% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
5%
87%
6%
2%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
4%
87%
6%
3%
35-49
6%
86%
7%
2%
50-64
6%
88%
5%
2%
65+
4%
89%
5%
1%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
5%
87%
6%
2%
College Graduate
5%
88%
5%
2%
Postgraduate
5%
89%
5%
1%
gender
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Male
7%
85%
6%
2%
Female
4%
89%
5%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
1%
94%
4%
1%
Republican
40%
36%
20%
4%
Independent
7%
82%
7%
3%
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