On Personal Finances: 27% Say Getting Better, 37% Say Worse

Publication Date: 04/15/2026 5:00 AM CST

On Personal Finances: 27% Say Getting Better, 37% Say Worse

Publication: 04/15/2026 5:00 AM CST

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In a modest gain, 27% of voters say their personal finances are getting better, up 5 points from 2 weeks ago.
- Thirty-seven percent (37%) say their finances are getting worse, up 2 points from 2 weeks ago, but down 2 points from a month ago.
- With the war in Iran, voters are feeling less optimistic about their finances.
Two in 5 voters (40%) of voters rate their personal finances as Good or Excellent, up 5 points from 2 weeks and up 3 from a month ago.
- This week, 21% of voters rate their finances as Poor, up 2 points from 2 weeks ago but still down 6 points 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%.
- Fifty-four percent (54%) of Republicans say their finances are Good or Excellent, but only 31% of Democrats say the same.
- A majority (59%) of postgraduates rate their finances as Good or Excellent.
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 have an excellent night in November.

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

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, April 13-14, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.