US Voters’ Confidence In Economy Nosedives To Nearly 4-Year Low

Americans’ confidence in the economy has dropped to a nearly four-year low, according to a Gallup poll released Friday.

Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index sank to -45 in May, down from -38 in April. This marks the lowest reading since October 2022, when the index score was identical to the current reading, Gallup reported.

The current index score is above the recent low of -58 in June 2022, according to Gallup.

The poll found that just 16% of Americans thought the nation’s current economic conditions are excellent or good, the lowest since April 2023. Forty-nine percent of U.S. adults now say economic conditions are poor and 34% now rate the economy as only fair, the survey shows.

Seventy-six percent of Americans think economic conditions are worsening, while 20% say they are improving. The share saying conditions are getting worse is now at its highest point since May 2023 and has been steadily growing thus far in 2026, Gallup reported.

The survey’s release comes as the White House has reportedly been attempting to craft a winning economic messaging strategy ahead of November’s midterm elections. Recent polling suggests that voters now trust Democrats over Republicans on economic issues.

“President Trump was resoundingly re-elected to the White House precisely because he understood how Americans were left behind by Joe Biden’s economic disaster, and restoring prosperity for everyday Americans has accordingly been a Day One priority for this Administration,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told the