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US Economy - Better or Worse
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Latest Polls
Poll | Getting Better |
Getting Worse |
Undecided |
Spread |
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Jun 11 – Jun 13, 2017
1,500 Adults
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25 | 25 | 13 | Staying the Same +11 |
Jun 4 – Jun 6, 2017
1,500 Adults
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24 | 28 | 16 | Staying the Same +4 |
May 27 – May 30, 2017
1,500 Adults
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26 | 29 | 14 | Staying the Same +2 |
May 20 – May 23, 2017
1,500 Adults
|
25 | 26 | 15 | Staying the Same +8 |
May 17 – May 20, 2017
1,100 Adults
|
40 | 15 | 5 | |
May 13 – May 16, 2017
1,500 Adults
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25 | 23 | 17 | Staying the Same +9 |
May 6 – May 9, 2017
1,500 Adults
|
29 | 25 | 13 | Staying the Same +4 |
May 4 – May 9, 2017
1,078 Registered Voters
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36 | 21 | 1 | Staying the Same +5 |
Apr 29 – May 2, 2017
1,500 Adults
|
24 | 26 | 14 | Staying the Same +10 |
Apr 23 – Apr 25, 2017
1,009 Registered Voters
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42 | 37 | 3 | Getting Better +5 |
Apr 23 – Apr 25, 2017
1,500 Adults
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28 | 23 | 13 | Staying the Same +7 |
Apr 17 – Apr 20, 2017
1,004 Adults
|
30 | 18 | 3 | Staying the Same +19 |
Apr 17 – Apr 20, 2017
1,100 Adults
|
43 | 14 | 2 | Getting Better +2 |
Apr 15 – Apr 18, 2017
1,500 Adults
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25 | 26 | 15 | Staying the Same +8 |
Apr 12 – Apr 18, 2017
1,062 Registered Voters
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34 | 16 | 2 | Staying the Same +15 |
Apr 10 – Apr 11, 2017
1,500 Adults
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29 | 22 | 26 | Getting Better +3 |
Apr 2 – Apr 4, 2017
1,500 Adults
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25 | 22 | 15 | Staying the Same +12 |
Mar 30 – Apr 3, 2017
1,171 Registered Voters
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32 | 16 | 4 | Staying the Same +16 |
Mar 26 – Mar 28, 2017
1,500 Adults
|
24 | 21 | 14 | Staying the Same +16 |
Mar 19 – Mar 21, 2017
1,500 Adults
|
31 | 23 | 15 | |
Mar 16 – Mar 21, 2017
1,056 Registered Voters
|
40 | 16 | 4 | Getting Better +1 |
Mar 17 – Mar 20, 2017
1,100 Adults
|
47 | 13 | 2 | Getting Better +9 |
Mar 13 – Mar 14, 2017
1,500 Adults
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32 | 17 | 15 | Staying the Same +3 |
Mar 6 – Mar 7, 2017
1,500 Adults
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29 | 23 | 14 | Staying the Same +5 |
Mar 1 – Mar 6, 2017
1,283 Registered Voters
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41 | 15 | 3 | Staying the Same +1 |
Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2017
1,500 Adults
|
27 | 21 | 15 | Staying the Same +9 |
Feb 18 – Feb 22, 2017
1,500 Adults
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28 | 21 | 16 | Staying the Same +7 |
Feb 17 – Feb 21, 2017
1,280 Adults
|
31 | 18 | 3 | Staying the Same +17 |
Feb 16 – Feb 21, 2017
1,323 Registered Voters
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37 | 15 | 2 | Staying the Same +9 |
Feb 17 – Feb 20, 2017
1,100 Adults
|
31 | 34 | 2 | Getting Worse +1 |
Feb 12 – Feb 14, 2017
1,500 Adults
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24 | 23 | 17 | Staying the Same +12 |
Feb 7 – Feb 12, 2017
1,503 Adults
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38 | 32 | 2 | Getting Better +6 |
Feb 5 – Feb 7, 2017
1,500 Adults
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26 | 23 | 15 | Staying the Same +9 |
Jan 28 – Jan 31, 2017
1,500 Adults
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25 | 25 | 19 | Staying the Same +6 |
Jan 23 – Jan 25, 2017
2,692 Adults
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27 | 24 | 11 | Staying the Same +11 |
Jan 17 – Jan 20, 2017
1,100 Adults
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33 | 30 | 2 | Staying the Same +2 |
Jan 14 – Jan 17, 2017
1,447 Adults
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28 | 26 | 14 | Staying the Same +4 |
Jan 7 – Jan 10, 2017
1,424 Adults
|
24 | 25 | 14 | Staying the Same +11 |
Jan 5 – Jan 9, 2017
899 Registered Voters
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40 | 14 | 2 | Staying the Same +4 |
Dec 31, 2016 – Jan 3, 2017
1,647 Adults
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25 | 26 | 12 | Staying the Same +10 |
Dec 24 – Dec 27, 2016
1,662 Adults
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25 | 25 | 16 | Staying the Same +9 |
Dec 17 – Dec 20, 2016
1,100 Adults
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33 | 30 | 1 | Staying the Same +3 |
Dec 17 – Dec 20, 2016
1,376 Adults
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25 | 27 | 15 | Staying the Same +5 |
Dec 9 – Dec 13, 2016
1,259 Adults
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36 | 16 | 2 | Staying the Same +10 |
Nov 17 – Nov 20, 2016
1,071 Registered Voters
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30 | 24 | 1 | Staying the Same +15 |
Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2016
1,388 Registered Voters
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22 | 44 | 5 | Getting Worse +15 |
Oct 22 – Oct 26, 2016
1,376 Registered Voters
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24 | 42 | 6 | Getting Worse +14 |
Oct 21 – Oct 24, 2016
804 Registered Voters
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25 | 20 | 23 | Staying the Same +7 |
Oct 15 – Oct 18, 2016
1,300 Adults
|
19 | 44 | 6 | Getting Worse +13 |
Oct 7 – Oct 8, 2016
1,300 Adults
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19 | 40 | 8 | Getting Worse +6 |
Oct 3 – Oct 6, 2016
1,006 Registered Voters
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37 | 52 | 3 | Getting Worse +15 |
Oct 1 – Oct 3, 2016
1,300 Adults
|
20 | 41 | 7 | Getting Worse +9 |
Sep 22 – Sep 24, 2016
1,300 Adults
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23 | 41 | 5 | Getting Worse +10 |
Sep 17 – Sep 20, 2016
1,100 Adults
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30 | 40 | 2 | Getting Worse +10 |
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2016
1,300 Adults
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21 | 40 | 9 | Getting Worse +9 |
Sep 10 – Sep 13, 2016
1,300 Adults
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20 | 44 | 6 | Getting Worse +14 |
Sep 4 – Sep 6, 2016
1,300 Adults
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23 | 37 | 7 | Getting Worse +5 |
Aug 27 – Aug 29, 2016
1,281 Adults
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17 | 40 | 8 | Getting Worse +6 |
Aug 19 – Aug 23, 2016
1,286 Adults
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22 | 41 | 6 | Getting Worse +11 |
Aug 17 – Aug 20, 2016
1,100 Adults
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32 | 46 | 1 | Getting Worse +14 |
Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2016
1,278 Adults
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19 | 39 | 5 | Getting Worse +3 |
Aug 6 – Aug 9, 2016
1,300 Adults
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21 | 41 | 5 | Getting Worse +9 |
Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2016
1,300 Adults
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22 | 40 | 7 | Getting Worse +9 |
Jul 23 – Jul 24, 2016
1,300 Adults
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16 | 42 | 7 | Getting Worse +8 |
Jul 17 – Jul 20, 2016
990 Registered Voters
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31 | 38 | 1 | Getting Worse +7 |
Jul 15 – Jul 17, 2016
1,300 Adults
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16 | 38 | 7 | Staying the Same +1 |
Jul 9 – Jul 11, 2016
1,300 Adults
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18 | 40 | 9 | Getting Worse +7 |
Jul 7 – Jul 11, 2016
1,009 Adults
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29 | 32 | 4 | Staying the Same +4 |
Jul 2 – Jul 4, 2016
1,300 Adults
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17 | 38 | 8 | Getting Worse +1 |
Jun 24 – Jun 27, 2016
1,300 Adults
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16 | 40 | 8 | Getting Worse +3 |
Jun 18 – Jun 20, 2016
1,300 Adults
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16 | 42 | 6 | Getting Worse +6 |
Jun 9 – Jun 13, 2016
1,280 Adults
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25 | 28 | 1 | Staying the Same +18 |
Jun 2 – Jun 5, 2016
2,000 Adults
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21 | 39 | 7 | Getting Worse +5 |
May 24 – May 30, 2016
1,561 Registered Voters
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27 | 30 | 1 | Staying the Same +12 |
May 20 – May 23, 2016
1,953 Adults
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19 | 39 | 5 | Getting Worse +2 |
May 6 – May 9, 2016
2,000 Adults
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20 | 38 | 6 | Getting Worse +2 |
Apr 22 – Apr 26, 2016
2,000 Adults
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20 | 41 | 5 | Getting Worse +7 |
Apr 17 – Apr 20, 2016
1,100 Adults
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35 | 36 | 6 | Getting Worse +1 |
Apr 8 – Apr 12, 2016
1,320 Adults
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24 | 30 | 1 | Staying the Same +14 |
Apr 8 – Apr 11, 2016
1,963 Adults
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19 | 42 | 5 | Getting Worse +8 |
Mar 26 – Mar 29, 2016
1,954 Adults
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21 | 38 | 5 | Getting Worse +2 |
Mar 17 – Mar 26, 2016
2,254 Adults
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22 | 17 | 6 | Staying the Same +33 |
Mar 17 – Mar 20, 2016
1,252 Adults
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28 | 27 | 1 | Staying the Same +16 |
Mar 17 – Mar 20, 2016
1,100 Adults
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31 | 37 | 7 | Getting Worse +6 |
Mar 10 – Mar 12, 2016
1,972 Adults
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21 | 40 | 6 | Getting Worse +7 |
Feb 24 – Feb 27, 2016
2,000 Adults
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18 | 40 | 6 | Getting Worse +4 |