Optimism About Personal Finances At Four Year High

Publication Date: 05/13/2025 8:22 PM CST

Optimism About Personal Finances At Four Year High

Publication: 05/13/2025 8:22 PM CST

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Following the announcement of the trade agreement with China, optimism about personal finances has soared to a four year high. A Napolitan News survey conducted Monday and Tuesday found that 31% of voters say their personal finances are getting better and 31% say worse.

That's up significantly from two weeks ago when 25% said better and 36% said worse.

In our last survey before the 2024 presidential election just 25% said their personal finances were getting better, while 41% said worse.

Prior to this release, every survey since July 2021 has been net negative-- more people saying their finances are getting worse than better.

It remains to be seen whether this is just a temporary bounce related to good news or if it's the beginning of a more lasting trend.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen May 12-13, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.