Poll: 71% of Voters Say Economy Is Bad, Up 49 Points Under Democrat Rule

While 45 percent said the economy is very bad and 26 percent said it is fairly bad, for a total of 71 percent, only two percent said it was very good. Just 22 percent said it was fairly good. Overall, 24 percent said the economy was good.

The Civiqs poll averaged 780,125 responses tracked between January 15, 2015, and October 30, 2022. The Civiqs tracking model captures the shifts in attitude of various groups over time across all 50 states and Washington, DC. These changes can happen either rapidly or over time.

Monday’s polling, just eight days ahead of the midterm elections, shows voters’ opinions of the economy have sunk under Democrat rule. The day Democrats assumed control of the White House, Congress, and the administrative state, 72 percent said the economy was very (38 percent) or fairly (34 percent) good.

Just seven percent said the economy was very bad. Fifteen percent said it was fairly bad. Overall 22 percent said the economy was bad.