Despite a Partisan Divide, Americans Feel a Bit Better About Personal Finances

You would not know it from the gloom-ridden headlines of the financial media, but Americans are feeling a bit better about their personal finances than they were a year ago.

The share of adults who say they and their family are worse off than a year ago has dropped by eight percentage points , from 44 percent in September 2024 to 36 percent now, according to the latest polling from the Economist and YouGov. Most of that progress has been made by people moving into the ranks of those saying their finances are “about the same” as they were a year ago, which went from 40 percent to 46 percent. The share saying they are now better off rose by one point, from 14 percent to 15 percent.

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