{"id":168710,"date":"2024-05-23T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=168710"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:40:33","slug":"views-of-the-nations-economy-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/05\/23\/views-of-the-nations-economy-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"1. Views of the nation\u2019s economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer than a quarter of Americans (23%) currently rate the country\u2019s economic conditions as excellent or good, while 36% say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view conditions as \u201conly fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While positive ratings of the economy have slowly climbed since the summer of 2022, there has been a slight drop\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/01\/25\/americans-more-upbeat-on-the-economy-bidens-job-rating-remains-very-low\/\">since the start of the year<\/a> \u2013 when 28% rated economic conditions as excellent or good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=168749\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"334\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Positive views of the nation\u2019s economy edge lower after a modest uptick earlier this year\" class=\"wp-image-168749 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=300,239 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=768,611 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=509,405 509w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=200,159 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=260,207 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=310,247 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=420,334 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=640,509 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=740,588 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=160,127 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-01.png?resize=320,254 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This change has been largely driven by Democrats and Democratic leaners: In January of this year, 44% of Democrats rated the economy positively, compared with 37% now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, ratings among Democrats remain higher than they were last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views among Republicans and GOP leaners remain negative: Just one-in-ten rate economic conditions as excellent or good, while half say they are poor and another four-in-ten view them as \u201conly fair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=168750\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"558\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Wide age differences in Democrats\u2019 views of the economy\" class=\"wp-image-168750 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=167,300 167w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=569,1024 569w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=225,405 225w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=200,360 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=260,468 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=310,558 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=420,756 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=160,288 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-02.png?resize=320,576 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views of the nation\u2019s economy have long been partisan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Republicans expressed far more positive views of the economy than did Democrats throughout most of Donald Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democrats have been consistently more likely than Republicans to rate conditions as excellent or good during Biden\u2019s presidency. However, their ratings have been far less positive than Republicans\u2019 ratings of the economy were when Trump was president.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There also are wide differences in views of the economy by age and race and ethnicity \u2013 especially among Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"age-race-and-ethnicity\">Age, race and ethnicity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in the past, Democrats under age 50 express much less positive views of the nation\u2019s economy than do Democrats 50 and older:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just 21% of Democrats under 30 rate economic conditions positively, as do 29% of those 30 to 49.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By contrast, nearly half of Democrats ages 50 to 64 (47%) and a majority of those 65 and older (55%) say conditions are excellent or good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, since January there has been a steeper decline in positive views among Democrats 65 and older (from 70% to 55%) than among Democrats in younger age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans are much less likely to view current economic conditions in positive terms across age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also significant differences among Democrats by race and ethnicity. White Democrats are more likely than Black, Hispanic and Asian Democrats to rate the economy positively. However, ratings have dropped across these groups since January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"views-of-personal-finances-and-national-economic-ratings\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views of personal finances and national economic ratings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As might be expected, those who rate their <em>personal <\/em>finances positively also are more likely to rate national economic conditions as excellent or good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the roughly four-in-ten Americans (41%) who rate their own finances positively, 40% rate the national economy positively. Among those who say their finances are only fair or poor, far fewer say national economic conditions are excellent or good (14% among only fair, 6% among poor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, partisanship is a factor here as well. Among Democrats who have a positive evaluation of their finances, 58% rate economic conditions positively. That compares with just 19% of Republicans who give similarly positive ratings of their financial situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;similar-shares-in-both-parties-view-personal-financial-situation-positively&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"similar-shares-in-both-parties-view-personal-financial-situation-positively\">Similar shares in both parties view personal financial situation positively<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, personal financial ratings have fluctuated less dramatically than national ratings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=168751\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"368\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Slight partisan differences in personal financial ratings\" class=\"wp-image-168751 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=253,300 253w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=341,405 341w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=200,237 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=260,309 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=310,368 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=420,499 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=160,190 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-03.png?resize=320,380 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the share of Americans who rate their personal finances as excellent or good declined from about 50% in 2021 to about 40% in 2022 and has remained at about that level since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About four-in-ten say their financial situation is in excellent or good shape (41%), while a similar share say their situation is in \u201conly fair\u201d shape (39%). Another 19% say their situation is in poor shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 ratings of their personal finances are considerably less partisan than their views of the nation\u2019s economy. Roughly four-in-ten Democrats (44%) say their financial situation is in excellent or good shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;americans-views-on-the-future-of-the-economy-and-their-financial-situation&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"americans-views-on-the-future-of-the-economy-and-their-financial-situation\">Americans\u2019 views on the future of the economy and their financial situation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked for their expectations of the country\u2019s economic conditions a year from now, 43% of Americans say they expect it to be about the same as it currently is. About a quarter (24%) say they expect the economy will be better a year from now, and nearly a third (32%) expect conditions to worsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=168752\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe8e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe8e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"536\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Americans are more optimistic about their personal finances than about the national economy\" class=\"wp-image-168752 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=235,300 235w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=768,980 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=802,1024 802w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=317,405 317w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=200,255 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=260,332 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=310,396 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=420,536 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=640,817 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=740,944 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=160,204 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.23_economy_1-04.png?resize=320,408 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when asked for their expectations of <em>their own family\u2019s financial situation<\/em> a year from now, 49% of adults say they expect it to be about the same. Roughly a third (34%) say they expect their financial situation will be better a year from now, and 16% expect their situation to worsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shares of the public who expect economic conditions to worsen on either a national level or personal level is <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/13\/views-of-the-economy-economic-concerns-and-inflation\/#personal-financial-ratings-tick-more-negative-particularly-among-the-gop\">smaller than in recent years<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among partisans, similar shares expect economic conditions of the country to be better a year from now (23% of Republicans, 26% of Democrats). However, a larger share of Republicans than Democrats expect the country\u2019s economic conditions to worsen (38% vs. 25%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans remain less hopeful than Democrats about the future of their personal financial situation. About three-in-ten Republicans (29%) say their family\u2019s personal finances will be better a year from now, compared with 39% of Democrats who say the same. And twice as many Republicans as Democrats say they expect their own financial situation to worsen (22% vs. 11%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fewer than a quarter of Americans (23%) currently rate the country\u2019s economic conditions as excellent or good, while 36% say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view conditions as \u201conly fair.\u201d While positive ratings of the economy have slowly climbed since the summer of 2022, there has been a slight drop\u00a0since the start of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","bylines":[],"acknowledgements":[],"displayBylines":true,"prc_watchers":[],"relatedPosts":[],"reportMaterials":[],"multiSectionReport":[],"package_parts__enabled":false,"package_parts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,93,109,417,38],"tags":[],"bylines":[],"collection":[],"datasets":[2779],"level_of_effort":[],"primary_audience":[],"information_type":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[458],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[],"research-teams":[520],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-168710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economic-conditions","category-issue-priorities","category-national-conditions","category-partisanship-issues","category-political-issues","datasets-american-trends-panel-wave-148","formats-report","research-teams-politics"],"label":false,"post_parent":168706,"word_count":812,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/05\/23\/views-of-the-nations-economy-may-2024\/","art_direction":{"A1":{"id":168791,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_24.05.23_NationalProblems_feature.jpg","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_24.05.23_NationalProblems_feature.jpg?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"caption":"MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 20: A customer shops at a Target store on May 20, 2024 in Miami, Florida. 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