44% Rated 2025 as a Good or Excellent Year

Publication Date: 12/31/2025 5:00 AM CST

44% Rated 2025 as a Good or Excellent Year

Publication: 12/31/2025 5:00 AM CST

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A plurality (44%) of voters were happy with the year 2025 and rated it as Good (28%) or Excellent (16%).
- A very optimistic 2% of registered voters rated 2025 as the Best Year Ever.
- Conversely, 27% did not have such a good 2025 and rated it as Poor.
- Last December, voters had similar sentiments with 2% also saying 2024 was the Best Year Ever, 47% rating it as Good or Excellent, and 21% Poor.
- Men were a little more positive with 4% saying 2025 was the Best Year Ever, and 22% saying it was an Excellent year.
- Only 1% of women said it was the best, and 10% said it was Excellent.
Looking ahead, 55% have a positive outlook and expect 2026 to be Somewhat Better (36%) or Much Better (17%) than 2025.
- This is down 9 points from last year's ratings when 62% said they expected a better 2025.
- More pessimistically, 26% expect 2026 will be Somewhat or Much Worse, up 10 points from what voters said last December about 2025.
- Republicans see a bright future with 72% saying 2026 will be better than 2025. Only 11% say it will be worse.
- Democrats aren't quite as positive; 35% say 2026 will be better, and 40% say it will be worse.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 20, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.