Economic Pessimism Grows Amid Iran War: 27% Say Economy Is Good or Excellent

Publication Date: 03/18/2026 5:00 AM CST

Economic Pessimism Grows Amid Iran War: 27% Say Economy Is Good or Excellent

Publication: 03/18/2026 5:00 AM CST

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This week, economic optimism continued downward, as 27% of registered voters rate the economy as Good or Excellent, down 2 points from 2 weeks ago, and down 4 points from a month ago.
- Thirty-eight percent (38%) rate the economy as Poor, up 3 points from 2 weeks ago.
- A plurality of Republicans (40%) say the economy is Good or Excellent, down a whopping 14 points from 2 weeks ago.
- This week, 17% of Republican voters say the economy is Poor. This is up 6 points from 2 weeks ago.
- Democratic voters' views are pretty pessimistic: only 16% say the economy is Good or Excellent, while 59% say it is Poor.
Only 23% of voters say the economy is getting better, down 6 points from 2 weeks ago.
- More than half (53%) say the economy is getting worse, up 2 points from 2 weeks ago.
- Forty percent (40%) of Republicans say it is getting better (down 16 points from 2 weeks ago), and 30% say it is getting worse.
- Even more pessimistic, 77% of Democrats say the economy is getting worse, and just 9% say it is getting better.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, March 16-17, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.