How you feel about the economy could be based on your political party

The majority of Americans believe that the economy has taken a hit since the coronovirus pandemic.

However, research shows that how you identify politically changes how you feel about its recovery. 

The state of the economy has always been politicized, but while it's no surprise that the majority of voters have a pessimistic economic outlook, you may be amazed to see how it falls along party lines.

On Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day, the pollster explains that 50% of Republicans polled believe the economy is getting better since the stay-at-home measures implemented to curb COVID-19. However, 74% of Democrats think it’s getting worse.  Have a listen to find out why that is.

The survey of 1,200 Registered Voters was conducted by Scott Rasmussen using a mixed mode approach from June 11-13, 2020. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Most respondents were contacted online or via text while 306 were contacted using automated phone polling techniques. Certain quotas were applied, and the overall sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.

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