Personal Finances Don’t Move: 26% Say Getting Better, 36% Say Worse

• About a quarter (26%) of voters say their personal finances are getting better, down 1 point from 2 weeks ago.
  • Thirty-six percent (36%) say their finances are getting worse, down 1 point from 2 weeks ago, and down 2 from a month ago.
  • With the war in Iran, voters are feeling less optimistic about their finances. However, things cautiously trended upwards from the 22% who said their finances were better off in late March.
• Forty-one percent (41%) of voters rate their personal finances as Good or Excellent, up 2 points from 2 weeks and up 1 from a month ago.
  • This week, 21% of voters rate their finances as Poor, the same as 2 weeks ago and a month ago.
  • When President Biden took office in 2021 (after President Trump’s first term), 48% of voters rated their personal finances as Good or Excellent.
  • By the time President Trump took office again in 2025, those rating their finances as Good or Excellent had fallen to 36%.
  • Half (52%) of Republicans say their finances are Good or Excellent, but only 35% of Democrats say the same.
  • A solid majority (63%) of voters who talk politics every or nearly every day rate their personal 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 these numbers continue, Democrats will do well in the November midterms.

For a history of how voters have felt, see the trends on personal finances.