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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—July 11, 2026:
1,175,444 Responses
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50-64
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
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gender
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party
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race
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Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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gender:
Male
age:
50-64
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100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-07-11
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12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
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Staying about the same
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All Respondents
July 11, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
27%
Getting worse
58%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
2%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Male
age:
50-64
Clear All
12% of population
Total
Getting better
41%
Getting worse
43%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
2%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
44%
Getting worse
40%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
39%
Getting worse
44%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
30%
Getting worse
56%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
2%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
2%
Getting worse
94%
Staying about the same
3%
Unsure
<1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
67%
Getting worse
11%
Staying about the same
20%
Unsure
2%
party:
Independent
Getting better
39%
Getting worse
43%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
race:
White
Getting better
47%
Getting worse
35%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
2%
race:
Black or African-American
Getting better
10%
Getting worse
84%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Getting better
36%
Getting worse
52%
Staying about the same
11%
Unsure
<1%
race:
Other
Getting better
36%
Getting worse
48%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
July 11, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
27%
58%
13%
2%
Subgroups
Refined by:
gender:
Male
age:
50-64
Clear All
12% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
41%
43%
14%
2%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
44%
40%
15%
2%
College Graduate
39%
44%
15%
2%
Postgraduate
30%
56%
12%
2%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
2%
94%
3%
<1%
Republican
67%
11%
20%
2%
Independent
39%
43%
15%
2%
race
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
White
47%
35%
16%
2%
Black or African-American
10%
84%
5%
1%
Hispanic/Latino
36%
52%
11%
<1%
Other
36%
48%
13%
3%
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