JUNE 3, 2020: Twenty-two percent (22%) of voters nationwide now believe the economy is getting better. A Ballotpedia survey also found that 50% believe it is getting worse and 23% believe it is staying about the same.[1] ([link removed])
The U.S. economy had been strong before the coronavirus pandemic and unemployment levels were reaching record lows. In response to the pandemic, however, government-ordered shutdowns ([link removed]) of the economy have cost more than 40 million workers their jobs. As lockdown orders are easing ([link removed]) , it is unclear how quickly the economy will rebound.
At this point in time, Republican ([link removed]) voters are much more optimistic about a potential rebound than Democrats ([link removed]) or Independents ([link removed]) . In fact, a modest plurality of Republicans (41%) believe economic conditions are starting to improve. Still, 34% of the GOP voters think things are still getting worse.[1] ([link removed])
Sixty-four percent (64%) of Democrats believe the economy is getting worse while 9% take a more optimistic view. Among independents, 50% say the economy is getting worse while 16% believe it is getting better.[1] ([link removed])
In one sense, these results are fairly typical. When a Republican is in the White House, Republicans are more optimistic about the economy. When a Democrat is in the White House, the reverse is true. However, the magnitude of the gap at this time is especially significant.
The survey also found that men are more optimistic than women. Older voters are more optimistic than younger.[1] ([link removed])
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