Over the past year, has the nation's economy gotten better or worse?

National economy over the past year · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 59,952 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Wording from the year's CES guide.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Religion Community State

Gotten much betterGotten somewhat betterStayed about the sameGotten somewhat worseGotten much worse

Group	Gotten much better	Gotten somewhat better	Stayed about the same	Gotten somewhat worse	Gotten much worse	n	MoE
All respondents	8%	18%	16%	24%	35%	59952	±0.7
Protestant	6%	14%	13%	25%	43%	19023	±1
Catholic

Cooperative Election Study 2024 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

Gotten much betterGotten somewhat betterStayed about the sameGotten somewhat worseGotten much worseNot sure (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Cooperative Election Study 2024	2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09	web	60,000	59,952