… Since January, we’ve been polling more than 9,000 Americans each month about their views on the economy. (The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment surveys, by contrast, ask about 500 people a month.) Using our large samples and detailed questions, we can investigate not only how Americans feel about the economy but also what influences their opinions — chiefly, politics.
The result is the Vox/SurveyMonkey Economic Confidence Index, debuting today, which we’ll release monthly.
As others have shown, economic confidence leaped upward soon after Trump was elected in November. Our data reveals that those feelings haven’t budged much over the past five months — and neither has the partisan divide in economic perceptions. According to Democrats, the economy is in serious trouble; according to Republicans, the future is looking rosy. CONT.
Jeff Guo, Vox