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.
