Slight Improvement in How Many Say They Can Set Aside Savings

Publication Date: 12/20/2025 5:00 AM CST

Slight Improvement in How Many Say They Can Set Aside Savings

Publication: 12/20/2025 5:00 AM CST

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Overall, 49% of registered voters say they can set aside money for savings, up 2 points from 2 weeks ago, but down 1 point from a month ago.
- Slightly less (47%) say all their money goes to living expenses, down 1 point from 2 weeks ago but up 1 point from a month ago.
- In April, just 43% said they could set aside money, while it hit a peak of 53% in September.
If a surprise expense of $1,000 came up, 47% of voters say they would need to cut back on their lifestyle.
- This is down 1 point from 2 weeks ago but identical to November.
- In late July, a high of 51% said they would have to cut back.
- Meanwhile, 49% said they could make the surprise payment without cutting back, up 3 points from 2 weeks ago but the same as a month ago.
Both of these findings are in line with glimmers of hope that things are slowly improving for voters' personal finances.
Still, 46% of voters say they paid off their credit cards in full, down 3 points from two weeks ago and 5 points from a month ago.
- Up 3 points from 2 weeks ago, 45% say they had to make partial payments.
- More postgraduates (61%) than non-postgraduates (44%) say they paid off their credit cards in full.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 15-16, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.