President Joe Biden’s approval rating has fallen to a four-month low, even as inflation’s bite begins to ease, with gas prices down 35% from their June peak, the December IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Biden’s job approval rating slipped nine-tenths of a point to 44.6 in the new IBD/TIPP Poll. The IBD/TIPP […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Shows Slight Uptick; Still Negative
Americans’ assessments of the U.S. economy improved slightly in November and early December but remain decidedly negative. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index increased from -45 in October to -39 in the latest survey. The index had been as low as -58 in June this year. Americans continue to be less confident […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Views of the state of the country are slightly improved, but Americans’ economic concerns remain
Americans’ views of the state of the nation have bounced back slightly since earlier this year, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, but public perception of the economy remains grim. Nearly half of Americans say they’re financially worse off than they were a year ago, the survey finds, […] Read more »
Negativity about the president, economy, and direction of the country persists
While the Democrats did better than expected in the midterm elections, the public’s opinion of President Biden’s job performance, the national economy, and the direction of the country is stable but still negative. Overall, 43% of the public approve of how Biden is handling his job, unchanged from the AP-NORC […] Read more »
Inflation’s Impact on U.S. Consumers Leveling Off
A majority of Americans, 55%, say rising prices have caused financial hardship for their household. This percentage is essentially unchanged from August after increasing in two prior measurements. A steady 13% of Americans say higher prices are causing a severe hardship for their family. … As would be expected, inflation […] Read more »
Duh, It’s The Economy Stupid!
Inflation and cost of living were the top national issues, and they were national. Governors of both parties were popular and did well promoting their own economic progress and policies. But voters did expect candidates for the House and Senate to address the spiking inflation and cost of living. They […] Read more »