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:

gender:

Female

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:

gender:

Female

52% of population

Total

Very good6%

Fairly good24%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad37%

Unsure4%

Very good3%

Fairly good15%

Fairly bad33%

Very bad43%

Unsure6%

Very good4%

Fairly good19%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad42%

Unsure4%

Very good8%

Fairly good28%

Fairly bad26%

Very bad35%

Unsure3%

Very good10%

Fairly good31%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad28%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good7%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad26%

Very bad38%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Very good6%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad32%

Very bad36%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Very good5%

Fairly good18%

Fairly bad39%

Very bad33%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Very good<1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad38%

Very bad54%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Very good17%

Fairly good57%

Fairly bad14%

Very bad7%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

Very good5%

Fairly good21%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad39%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good29%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad30%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Very good2%

Fairly good6%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad59%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good7%

Fairly good16%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad45%

Unsure4%

Very good5%

Fairly good19%

Fairly bad34%

Very bad38%

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:

gender:

Female

52% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

6%

24%

29%

37%

4%

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

3%

15%

33%

43%

6%

4%

19%

31%

42%

4%

8%

28%

26%

35%

3%

10%

31%

28%

28%

3%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

7%

25%

26%

38%

4%

College Graduate

6%

23%

32%

36%

4%

5%

18%

39%

33%

4%

party

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

4%

38%

54%

3%

17%

57%

14%

7%

5%

5%

21%

30%

39%

4%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

7%

29%

29%

30%

4%

Black or African-American

2%

6%

30%

59%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

7%

16%

27%

45%

4%

5%

19%

34%

38%

5%

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