Personal Finances Hit New Lows: 22% Say Getting Better, 35% Say Worse

Publication Date: 04/01/2026 5:00 AM CST

Personal Finances Hit New Lows: 22% Say Getting Better, 35% Say Worse

Publication: 04/01/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Twenty-two percent (22%) of voters say their personal finances are getting better, down 2 points from 2 weeks ago and the lowest since November of 2024.
- Thirty-five percent (35%) say their finances are getting worse, 4 points lower than 2 weeks ago.
- With the war in Iran, voters are feeling less optimistic about their finances.
Thirty-five percent (35%) of voters rate their personal finances as Good or Excellent, down 2 points from 2 weeks and down 6 from a month ago.
- This is the lowest since President Trump took office.
- This week, 19% of voters rate their finances as Poor, down 8 points from 2 weeks ago and the lowest since last October when it was also 19%.
- 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%, higher than this week's 35% rating.
- Forty-six percent (46%) of Republicans say their finances are Good or Excellent, but only 31% of Democrats say the same.
- A slim majority (51%) 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 this trend continues, Democrats will have an excellent night in November.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, March 30-31, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.