national

National Economy: Current Condition

registered voters

January 15, 2015—February 19, 2026: 1,144,974 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

2026-02-19

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

February 19, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good9%

Fairly good28%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad30%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Total

Very good9%

Fairly good28%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad30%

Unsure4%

Very good5%

Fairly good18%

Fairly bad35%

Very bad36%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad34%

Unsure4%

Very good12%

Fairly good32%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad28%

Unsure3%

Very good14%

Fairly good34%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad22%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good10%

Fairly good29%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad30%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Very good9%

Fairly good28%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad29%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Very good8%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad38%

Very bad27%

Unsure4%

Very good12%

Fairly good33%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad23%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad36%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Very good<1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad42%

Very bad50%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Very good20%

Fairly good56%

Fairly bad14%

Very bad5%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Very good7%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad32%

Unsure4%

Very good10%

Fairly good33%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad23%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Very good3%

Fairly good7%

Fairly bad33%

Very bad54%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good9%

Fairly good20%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad39%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad33%

Very bad32%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

February 19, 2026100% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

9%

28%

30%

30%

4%

Subgroups

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

5%

18%

35%

36%

6%

6%

25%

31%

34%

4%

12%

32%

25%

28%

3%

14%

34%

27%

22%

3%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

10%

29%

27%

30%

4%

College Graduate

9%

28%

31%

29%

4%

8%

23%

38%

27%

4%

gender

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

12%

33%

29%

23%

4%

7%

23%

30%

36%

4%

party

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

5%

42%

50%

3%

20%

56%

14%

5%

4%

7%

25%

31%

32%

4%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

10%

33%

29%

23%

4%

Black or African-American

3%

7%

33%

54%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

9%

20%

28%

39%

4%

7%

23%

33%

32%

4%

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