national

National Economy: Current Condition

registered voters

January 15, 2015—February 16, 2026: 1,144,086 Responses

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

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

party:

Democrat

100% - Very good

100% - Fairly good

100% - Fairly bad

100% - Very bad

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Good

2026-02-16

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

February 16, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good9%

Fairly good28%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad30%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

party:

Democrat

8% of population

Total

Very good<1%

Fairly good6%

Fairly bad43%

Very bad47%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad43%

Very bad49%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad42%

Very bad50%

Unsure3%

Very good1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad42%

Very bad49%

Unsure3%

Very good2%

Fairly good9%

Fairly bad47%

Very bad39%

Unsure3%

Very good1%

Fairly good8%

Fairly bad46%

Very bad41%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad41%

Very bad50%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good6%

Fairly bad49%

Very bad42%

Unsure3%

race: Black or African-American

Very good1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad61%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad37%

Very bad55%

Unsure2%

Very good2%

Fairly good8%

Fairly bad42%

Very bad44%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

February 16, 2026100% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

9%

28%

29%

30%

4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

party:

Democrat

8% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

<1%

6%

43%

47%

3%

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

5%

43%

49%

3%

<1%

4%

42%

50%

3%

1%

5%

42%

49%

3%

2%

9%

47%

39%

3%

gender

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

1%

8%

46%

41%

3%

<1%

4%

41%

50%

3%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

6%

49%

42%

3%

Black or African-American

1%

5%

31%

61%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

1%

4%

37%

55%

2%

2%

8%

42%

44%

5%

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