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:

party:

Democrat

race:

White

100% - Very good

100% - Fairly good

100% - Fairly bad

100% - Very bad

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Good

2026-02-16

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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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:

party:

Democrat

race:

White

19% of population

Total

Very good<1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad46%

Very bad45%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad46%

Very bad46%

Unsure4%

Very good<1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad45%

Very bad48%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad44%

Very bad48%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good9%

Fairly bad48%

Very bad39%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good<1%

Fairly good5%

Fairly bad41%

Very bad51%

Unsure3%

education: College Graduate

Very good<1%

Fairly good6%

Fairly bad49%

Very bad42%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Very good<1%

Fairly good7%

Fairly bad55%

Very bad33%

Unsure4%

Very good<1%

Fairly good8%

Fairly bad50%

Very bad37%

Unsure3%

Very good<1%

Fairly good4%

Fairly bad43%

Very bad50%

Unsure3%

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:

party:

Democrat

race:

White

19% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

<1%

5%

46%

45%

3%

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

4%

46%

46%

4%

<1%

4%

45%

48%

3%

<1%

5%

44%

48%

3%

<1%

9%

48%

39%

3%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

<1%

5%

41%

51%

3%

College Graduate

<1%

6%

49%

42%

3%

<1%

7%

55%

33%

4%

gender

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

8%

50%

37%

3%

<1%

4%

43%

50%

3%

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