Increasingly Positive Attitudes on U.S. Economy

Publication Date: 01/07/2026 5:00 AM CST

Increasingly Positive Attitudes on U.S. Economy

Publication: 01/07/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Starting off the new year in a positive direction, 31% of registered voters rate the economy as Good or Excellent, up 7 points from 2 weeks ago, and up 6 points from a month ago.
- Thirty-five percent (35%) rate the economy as Poor, down 5 points from 2 weeks ago.
- Half of Republicans (52%) say the economy is Good or Excellent, up 14 points from 2 weeks ago and up 11 points from a month ago.
- Only 17% of Republican voters say the economy is Poor.
- Democrats' views are not quite so optimistic: just 15% say the economy is Good or Excellent, while 52% say it is Poor.
Only 33% of voters say the economy is getting better, and 44% say it is getting worse.
- This is an improvement from 2 weeks ago when 31% said the economy was getting better and a month ago when 26% said the same.
- Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Republicans say it is getting better (up 3 points from 2 weeks ago), and 17% say it is getting worse.
- Twelve percent (12%) of Democrats say the economy is getting better (up 2 points from 2 weeks ago), while 69% of Democrats say it is getting worse.
Confidence in the U.S. economy dropped during the government shutdown but seems to be improving.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, January 5, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.