The latest Napolitan News survey finds that 28% of voters say their personal finances are getting better, 2 points down from 2 weeks ago and 1 point up from a month ago. Meanwhile, 38% say they are getting worse. That is 4 points higher than last week and 3 up from a month ago.

Even more significant, however, is who is feeling worse about their personal finances: 46% of Main Street voters* report worsening personal finances. That is the most since October of 2024. That is up 8 points from 2 weeks ago and 4 from a month ago. Just 23% say they are getting better. That negative 23 net the worst since a negative net 24 on December 2nd, 2025.

The Iran Impact

Shortly before the war with Iran, optimism on personal finances was near its highest in 5 years. With the onset of war came numbers that rivaled the pessimism of when Joe Biden was in office. Now, voters are somewhere in the middle.

The Summary

Until today's survey, voters were showing signs of being slightly more optimistic about their personal finances over the last month. As Scott Rasmussen as repeatedly insisted, how voters feel about the direction of their personal finances is the biggest single factor in any election. So, it is no surprise to find that the already-positive midterm environment for Democrats in the House continues to drift towards the left.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 28-29, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.

Elite voters are defined as those with a postgraduate degree, make more than $150,000 annually, and live in a densely populated urban area. Elite Adjacent voters have at least one of these characteristics. Main Street voters have none of these characteristics, and make up the largest portion of voters.