national

National Economy: Current Condition

registered voters

January 15, 2015—January 03, 2026: 1,130,921 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

2026-01-03

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

January 03, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good7%

Fairly good30%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad31%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Total

Very good7%

Fairly good30%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad31%

Unsure4%

Very good4%

Fairly good19%

Fairly bad34%

Very bad37%

Unsure6%

Very good5%

Fairly good26%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad34%

Unsure4%

Very good8%

Fairly good35%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad29%

Unsure3%

Very good10%

Fairly good38%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad23%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good7%

Fairly good31%

Fairly bad26%

Very bad31%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Very good7%

Fairly good29%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad30%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Very good6%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad38%

Very bad30%

Unsure3%

Very good9%

Fairly good35%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad24%

Unsure4%

Very good5%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad37%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Very good<1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad39%

Very bad52%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Very good15%

Fairly good61%

Fairly bad15%

Very bad5%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Very good6%

Fairly good26%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad32%

Unsure5%

Very good8%

Fairly good35%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad24%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Very good3%

Fairly good8%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad54%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good7%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad26%

Very bad40%

Unsure4%

Very good6%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad32%

Very bad35%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

January 03, 2026100% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

7%

30%

29%

31%

4%

Subgroups

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

4%

19%

34%

37%

6%

5%

26%

31%

34%

4%

8%

35%

25%

29%

3%

10%

38%

27%

23%

3%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

7%

31%

26%

31%

4%

College Graduate

7%

29%

31%

30%

4%

6%

23%

38%

30%

3%

gender

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

9%

35%

29%

24%

4%

5%

25%

30%

37%

4%

party

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

5%

39%

52%

3%

15%

61%

15%

5%

4%

6%

26%

31%

32%

5%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

8%

35%

29%

24%

4%

Black or African-American

3%

8%

31%

54%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

7%

23%

26%

40%

4%

6%

23%

32%

35%

4%

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