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How Americans Rate the Economy, by Party
Share rating national economic conditions excellent or good, %
0 of 3 series are above their level a year earlier·1 of 3 is at a five-year low
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Pew Research Center surveys; points are survey waves. Party includes those who lean toward it.
Views of the economy split sharply by party, and they flip when the White House changes hands. The all-adults line sits between the two.
What this chart reads
- Economy Rated Excellent or Good · U.S. adults (Pew)as “All adults”latest 2026-10-04
- Economy Rated Excellent or Good · Republicans (Pew)as “Republicans”latest 2026-10-04
- Economy Rated Excellent or Good · Democrats (Pew)as “Democrats”latest 2026-10-04
Sources
Economy Rated Excellent or Good · U.S. adults (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel: a probability-based online panel of U.S. adults (about 5,000 interviewed in the latest wave). Values are Pew's published figures, copied from the report's chart data and checked against its topline. Each reading is dated at the last day of fieldwork. Citation: "Cost Concerns Dominate as Public's Economic Ratings Turn More Negative." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/cost-concerns-dominate-as-publics-economic-ratings-turn-more-negative/
Economy Rated Excellent or Good · Republicans (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel: a probability-based online panel of U.S. adults (about 5,000 interviewed in the latest wave). Values are Pew's published figures, copied from the report's chart data and checked against its topline. Each reading is dated at the last day of fieldwork. Citation: "Cost Concerns Dominate as Public's Economic Ratings Turn More Negative." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/cost-concerns-dominate-as-publics-economic-ratings-turn-more-negative/
Economy Rated Excellent or Good · Democrats (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel: a probability-based online panel of U.S. adults (about 5,000 interviewed in the latest wave). Values are Pew's published figures, copied from the report's chart data and checked against its topline. Each reading is dated at the last day of fieldwork. Citation: "Cost Concerns Dominate as Public's Economic Ratings Turn More Negative." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2026) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/cost-concerns-dominate-as-publics-economic-ratings-turn-more-negative/
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