• Thirty percent (30%) of voters say their finances are getting better, and another 30% say they are getting worse.
  • These opinions are an improvement from 2 weeks ago, when 27% said their finances were getting better, and 33% said worse.
  • Six weeks ago, in the midst of the government shutdown, 25% said their finances were getting better and 39% said worse.
  • Essentially, public perceptions of their personal finances are back to where they were when the shutdown began.
• From July 2021 until just before the 2024 election, more people were pessimistic than optimistic about their finances in every survey.
  • The current perceptions are among the least pessimistic in nearly five years.
• Forty-three percent (43%) of voters rate their personal finances as Good or Excellent, a significant 5-point jump from 2 weeks ago.
  • In early November, ratings on personal finances as Good or Excellent were at 37%, the lowest since President Trump took office.
  • Twenty-one percent (21%) of voters rate their finances as Poor, down 3 points from a month ago.
  • When President Biden took office in 2021, 48% of voters rated their personal finances as Good or Excellent.
  • That had fallen to 36% by the time President Trump took office in 2025.
  • A majority (58%) of voters who like Trump's policies rate their finances as Good or Excellent, but only 35% of voters who prefer AOC-type policies say the same.
  • Half (50%) of men rate their personal finances as Good or Excellent, but only 36% of women rate it the same.
  • A large majority (70%) of voters making over $150K rate their finances as Good or Excellent.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, January 5, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.