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:

Male

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:

Male

48% of population

Total

Very good11%

Fairly good33%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad23%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good23%

Fairly bad36%

Very bad29%

Unsure5%

Very good7%

Fairly good33%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad27%

Unsure4%

Very good15%

Fairly good37%

Fairly bad23%

Very bad21%

Unsure3%

Very good17%

Fairly good40%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad16%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good12%

Fairly good34%

Fairly bad26%

Very bad24%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Very good11%

Fairly good33%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad23%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Very good10%

Fairly good29%

Fairly bad37%

Very bad21%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Very good1%

Fairly good7%

Fairly bad45%

Very bad44%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Very good22%

Fairly good57%

Fairly bad13%

Very bad4%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Very good9%

Fairly good31%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad26%

Unsure4%

Very good13%

Fairly good39%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad17%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Very good4%

Fairly good10%

Fairly bad34%

Very bad49%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good11%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad32%

Unsure4%

Very good10%

Fairly good28%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad27%

Unsure4%

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:

Male

48% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

11%

33%

28%

23%

4%

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

7%

23%

36%

29%

5%

7%

33%

30%

27%

4%

15%

37%

23%

21%

3%

17%

40%

25%

16%

2%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

12%

34%

26%

24%

4%

College Graduate

11%

33%

29%

23%

4%

10%

29%

37%

21%

4%

party

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

1%

7%

45%

44%

3%

22%

57%

13%

4%

4%

9%

31%

31%

26%

4%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

13%

39%

27%

17%

4%

Black or African-American

4%

10%

34%

49%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

11%

25%

29%

32%

4%

10%

28%

31%

27%

4%

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