national

National Economy: Current Condition

registered voters

January 15, 2015—May 11, 2026: 1,167,360 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

2026-05-11

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

May 11, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good6%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad39%

Unsure3%

Subgroups

Total

Very good6%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad27%

Very bad39%

Unsure3%

Very good3%

Fairly good12%

Fairly bad31%

Very bad49%

Unsure5%

Very good4%

Fairly good22%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad43%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good31%

Fairly bad24%

Very bad35%

Unsure2%

Very good9%

Fairly good34%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad31%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good6%

Fairly good26%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad39%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Very good6%

Fairly good25%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad39%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Very good5%

Fairly good21%

Fairly bad34%

Very bad38%

Unsure3%

Very good8%

Fairly good29%

Fairly bad28%

Very bad31%

Unsure4%

Very good4%

Fairly good21%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad46%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Very good<1%

Fairly good2%

Fairly bad30%

Very bad66%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Very good13%

Fairly good55%

Fairly bad20%

Very bad7%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

Very good5%

Fairly good21%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad41%

Unsure4%

Very good7%

Fairly good30%

Fairly bad29%

Very bad31%

Unsure3%

race: Black or African-American

Very good2%

Fairly good6%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad65%

Unsure2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good5%

Fairly good18%

Fairly bad19%

Very bad54%

Unsure5%

Very good6%

Fairly good20%

Fairly bad25%

Very bad45%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

May 11, 2026100% of population

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Total

6%

25%

27%

39%

3%

Subgroups

age

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

3%

12%

31%

49%

5%

4%

22%

28%

43%

4%

7%

31%

24%

35%

2%

9%

34%

25%

31%

2%

education

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

6%

26%

25%

39%

4%

College Graduate

6%

25%

28%

39%

3%

5%

21%

34%

38%

3%

gender

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

8%

29%

28%

31%

4%

4%

21%

25%

46%

3%

party

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

<1%

2%

30%

66%

2%

13%

55%

20%

7%

5%

5%

21%

29%

41%

4%

race

Very good

Fairly good

Fairly bad

Very bad

Unsure

7%

30%

29%

31%

3%

Black or African-American

2%

6%

25%

65%

2%

Hispanic/Latino

5%

18%

19%

54%

5%

6%

20%

25%

45%

4%

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