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National Economy: Current Condition

registered voters

January 15, 2015—May 20, 2026: 1,169,917 Responses

How would you rate the condition of the national economy right now?

100% - Very good

100% - Fairly good

100% - Fairly bad

100% - Very bad

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Good

2026-05-20

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

May 20, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good6%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad40%

Unsure3%

Subgroups

Total

Very good6%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad40%

Unsure3%

Very good3%

Fairly good13%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad50%

Unsure4%

Very good4%

Fairly good21%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad43%

Unsure3%

Very good7%

Fairly good31%

Fairly bad24%

Very bad35%

Unsure2%

Very good9%

Fairly good33%

Fairly bad24%

Very bad33%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good6%

Fairly good26%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad40%

Unsure3%

education: College Graduate

Very good6%

Fairly good24%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad39%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Very good5%

Fairly good20%

Fairly bad33%

Very bad40%

Unsure2%

Very good8%

Fairly good29%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad32%

Unsure3%

Very good4%

Fairly good20%

Fairly bad26%

Very bad47%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Very good<1%

Fairly good2%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad67%

Unsure1%

party: Republican

Very good13%

Fairly good54%

Fairly bad21%

Very bad8%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Very good4%

Fairly good21%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad42%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good30%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad32%

Unsure3%

race: Black or African-American

Very good2%

Fairly good6%

Fairly bad23%

Very bad67%

Unsure2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good5%

Fairly good18%

Fairly bad17%

Very bad55%

Unsure4%

Very good6%

Fairly good19%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad44%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

May 20, 2026100% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

6%

25%

27%

40%

3%

Subgroups

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

3%

13%

30%

50%

4%

4%

21%

29%

43%

3%

7%

31%

24%

35%

2%

9%

33%

24%

33%

2%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

6%

26%

25%

40%

3%

College Graduate

6%

24%

29%

39%

3%

5%

20%

33%

40%

2%

gender

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

8%

29%

28%

32%

3%

4%

20%

26%

47%

3%

party

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

2%

29%

67%

1%

13%

54%

21%

8%

4%

4%

21%

29%

42%

4%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

7%

30%

29%

32%

3%

Black or African-American

2%

6%

23%

67%

2%

Hispanic/Latino

5%

18%

17%

55%

4%

6%

19%

27%

44%

4%

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