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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—May 16, 2026:
1,163,697 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
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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gender:
Female
Clear All
100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-05-16
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
Unsure
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All Respondents
May 16, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Female
Clear All
52% of population
Total
Getting better
17%
Getting worse
69%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
3%
age:
18-34
Getting better
8%
Getting worse
80%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Getting better
14%
Getting worse
74%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
3%
age:
50-64
Getting better
21%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
age:
65+
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
61%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
65%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
72%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
13%
Getting worse
78%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
<1%
Getting worse
97%
Staying about the same
2%
Unsure
<1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
43%
Getting worse
23%
Staying about the same
28%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
71%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
3%
race:
White
Getting better
20%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
3%
Getting worse
92%
Staying about the same
3%
Unsure
1%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
14%
Getting worse
76%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
74%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
May 16, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
22%
62%
14%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Female
Clear All
52% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
17%
69%
12%
3%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
8%
80%
8%
4%
35-49
14%
74%
9%
3%
50-64
21%
62%
14%
3%
65+
22%
61%
15%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
18%
65%
13%
3%
College Graduate
15%
72%
10%
2%
Postgraduate
13%
78%
8%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
<1%
97%
2%
<1%
Republican
43%
23%
28%
5%
Independent
15%
71%
11%
3%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
20%
63%
14%
3%
Black or African-American
3%
92%
3%
1%
Hispanic/Latino
14%
76%
7%
3%
Other
15%
74%
9%
3%
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