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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—July 30, 2026:
1,179,642 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
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
Clear All
100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-07-30
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
Unsure
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All Respondents
July 30, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
24%
Getting worse
59%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Male
Clear All
48% of population
Total
Getting better
29%
Getting worse
52%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
2%
age:
18-34
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Getting better
23%
Getting worse
57%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
37%
Getting worse
45%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
2%
age:
65+
Getting better
39%
Getting worse
43%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
31%
Getting worse
49%
Staying about the same
18%
Unsure
2%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
28%
Getting worse
54%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
2%
Getting worse
93%
Staying about the same
4%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
56%
Getting worse
15%
Staying about the same
26%
Unsure
3%
party:
Independent
Getting better
24%
Getting worse
56%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
2%
race:
White
Getting better
34%
Getting worse
45%
Staying about the same
19%
Unsure
2%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
7%
Getting worse
83%
Staying about the same
8%
Unsure
2%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
27%
Getting worse
58%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
2%
race:
Other
Getting better
25%
Getting worse
60%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
July 30, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
24%
59%
14%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Male
Clear All
48% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
29%
52%
17%
2%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
18%
62%
17%
3%
35-49
23%
57%
17%
2%
50-64
37%
45%
16%
2%
65+
39%
43%
16%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
31%
49%
18%
2%
College Graduate
28%
54%
16%
2%
Postgraduate
22%
62%
14%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
2%
93%
4%
1%
Republican
56%
15%
26%
3%
Independent
24%
56%
17%
2%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
34%
45%
19%
2%
Black or African-American
7%
83%
8%
2%
Hispanic/Latino
27%
58%
14%
2%
Other
25%
60%
12%
3%
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