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National Economy: Direction
registered voters
January 15, 2015—October 03, 2026:
1,192,971 Responses
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18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
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gender
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party
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race
Hispanic/Latino
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Do you think the nation's economy is getting better or worse?
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race:
Hispanic/Latino
Clear All
100%
- Getting better
100%
- Getting worse
100%
- Staying about the same
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Better
2026-10-03
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12M
6M
3M
Getting worse
Getting better
Staying about the same
Unsure
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All Respondents
October 03, 2026
100% of population
Total
Getting better
20%
Getting worse
62%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Clear All
12% of population
Total
Getting better
18%
Getting worse
67%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
age:
18-34
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
16%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
72%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
2%
age:
50-64
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
1%
age:
65+
Getting better
19%
Getting worse
71%
Staying about the same
9%
Unsure
1%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Getting better
19%
Getting worse
66%
Staying about the same
13%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Getting better
15%
Getting worse
71%
Staying about the same
12%
Unsure
2%
education:
Postgraduate
Getting better
14%
Getting worse
74%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
1%
gender:
Male
Getting better
20%
Getting worse
63%
Staying about the same
15%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Female
Getting better
16%
Getting worse
71%
Staying about the same
10%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Getting better
2%
Getting worse
93%
Staying about the same
4%
Unsure
1%
party:
Republican
Getting better
45%
Getting worse
21%
Staying about the same
30%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Getting better
22%
Getting worse
61%
Staying about the same
14%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
October 03, 2026
100% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
20%
62%
16%
3%
Subgroups
Refined by:
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Clear All
12% of population
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Total
18%
67%
13%
3%
age
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
18-34
16%
63%
16%
4%
35-49
15%
72%
10%
2%
50-64
22%
63%
13%
1%
65+
19%
71%
9%
1%
education
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
19%
66%
13%
3%
College Graduate
15%
71%
12%
2%
Postgraduate
14%
74%
10%
1%
gender
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Male
20%
63%
15%
2%
Female
16%
71%
10%
3%
party
Getting better
Getting worse
Staying about the same
Unsure
Democrat
2%
93%
4%
1%
Republican
45%
21%
30%
5%
Independent
22%
61%
14%
3%
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