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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—July 11, 2026:
1,175,444 Responses
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18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
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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
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
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
Unsure
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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
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
5% of population
Total
Getting better
9%
Getting worse
83%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
2%
age:
18-34
Getting better
7%
Getting worse
85%
Staying about the same
6%
Unsure
2%
age:
35-49
Getting better
10%
Getting worse
78%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
10%
Getting worse
84%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
age:
65+
Getting better
8%
Getting worse
86%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
9%
Getting worse
82%
Staying about the same
7%
Unsure
2%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
8%
Getting worse
85%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
7%
Getting worse
87%
Staying about the same
5%
Unsure
1%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
2%
Getting worse
94%
Staying about the same
3%
Unsure
<1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
51%
Getting worse
29%
Staying about the same
17%
Unsure
3%
party:
Independent
Getting better
10%
Getting worse
78%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
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
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
5% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
9%
83%
7%
2%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
7%
85%
6%
2%
35-49
10%
78%
10%
2%
50-64
10%
84%
5%
1%
65+
8%
86%
5%
1%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
9%
82%
7%
2%
College Graduate
8%
85%
5%
2%
Postgraduate
7%
87%
5%
1%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
2%
94%
3%
<1%
Republican
51%
29%
17%
3%
Independent
10%
78%
10%
2%
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