31% of Voters Say Personal Finances Getting Better, 36% Say Worse

Publication Date: 08/27/2025 5:22 PM CST

31% of Voters Say Personal Finances Getting Better, 36% Say Worse

Publication: 08/27/2025 5:22 PM CST

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Voters remain fairly evenly divided on whether their personal finances are getting better or worse.
- Thirty-one percent (31%) say their finances are getting better, while 36% say they are getting worse.
- As is always the case, the voters whose party controls the White House are more optimistic about their personal finances. Forty-three percent (43%) of Republicans say their finances are getting better while 44% of Democrats say their finances are getting worse.
From July 2021 until just before the 2024 election, more people were pessimistic than optimistic about their finances in every single survey.
- Voters have remained evenly divided about their personal financial trends in recent months.
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters rate their personal finances as good or excellent.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen August 25-26, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.