• About a quarter (27%) of voters say their personal finances are getting better, the same as 2 weeks ago.
  • Thirty-seven percent (35%) say their finances are getting worse, down 2 points from 2 weeks ago, and the same as a month ago.
  • With the war in Iran, voters are feeling less optimistic about their finances.
• Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters rate their personal finances as Good or Excellent, down 1 point from 2 weeks but up 4 from a month ago.
  • This week, 21% of voters rate their finances as Poor, the same as 2 weeks ago and up 2 from a month ago.
  • When President Biden took office in 2021, 48% of voters rated their personal finances as Good or Excellent.
  • By the time President Trump took office in 2025, those rating their finances as Good or Excellent had fallen to 36%.
  • Half (51%) of Republicans say their finances are Good or Excellent, but only 29% of Democrats say the same.
  • A majority (59%) of postgraduates rate their finances as Good or Excellent as do 53% of politically engaged voters.
• Bad economic news (such as higher gas prices) impacts economic confidence immediately, and it generally takes about 6 months of good news to overcome.
  • If these numbers continue, Democrats will do well in the November midterms.

For a history of how voters have felt, see the trends on personal finances.