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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—September 01, 2026:
1,186,261 Responses
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age
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
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gender
Male
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party
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race
White
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Other
Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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education:
Postgraduate
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100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-09-01
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12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
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All Respondents
September 01, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
education:
Postgraduate
Clear All
14% of population
Total
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
70%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
2%
age:
18-34
Getting better
11%
Getting worse
74%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Getting better
10%
Getting worse
78%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
20%
Getting worse
66%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Male
Getting better
21%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Female
Getting better
12%
Getting worse
76%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
1%
Getting worse
94%
Staying about the same
4%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
48%
Getting worse
20%
Staying about the same
28%
Unsure
3%
party:
Independent
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
69%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
2%
race:
White
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
67%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
2%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
4%
Getting worse
90%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
14%
Getting worse
72%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
1%
race:
Other
Getting better
14%
Getting worse
75%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
2%
All Respondents
September 01, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
22%
60%
16%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
education:
Postgraduate
Clear All
14% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
16%
70%
12%
2%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
11%
74%
12%
3%
35-49
10%
78%
11%
2%
50-64
20%
66%
12%
2%
65+
22%
63%
13%
2%
gender
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Male
21%
63%
15%
2%
Female
12%
76%
10%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
1%
94%
4%
1%
Republican
48%
20%
28%
3%
Independent
16%
69%
13%
2%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
18%
67%
13%
2%
Black or African-American
4%
90%
5%
1%
Hispanic/Latino
14%
72%
12%
1%
Other
14%
75%
9%
2%
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