Poll finds majority of Americans say they're worse off than four years ago, similar to 1992 election

With Election Day inching closer, a caller survey suggested that a bulk of Americans judge they are worse disconnected than they were 4 years ago.

The Gallup poll, released Friday, recovered that 52 percent of Americans said they and their household are worse disconnected contiguous than they were 4 years ago. The Gallup canvass was conducted Sept. 16-28 among 1,023 Americans and has a borderline of mistake of 4 percent points.

Another 39 percent said they were amended off, portion 9 percent said they felt the aforesaid present arsenic they did backmost then.

Gallup noted that these results are astir akin to their 1992 survey – erstwhile then-Gov. Bill Clinton defeated incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush.  

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The responses varied connected the person's enactment affiliation.

About 72% of Democrats accidental they were amended disconnected successful 2024 than 2020, according to the survey. The numbers were overmuch little for independents, 35%, and Republicans, conscionable 7%.

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The polling powerhouse noted that participant's effect to whether they felt "better off" was typically tied to the U.S. economy. 

Gallup’s monthly Economic Confidence Index (ECI), which ranges from -100 to +100, was presently astatine -26, with 39 percent saying they were amended disconnected financially 4 years ago. 

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The enactment has been tracking ECI's since 1992. Since the start, the highest ECI people was +56 successful January 2000, and the lowest was -72 successful October 2008.

Gallup noted that erstwhile President Trump's 2020 nonaccomplishment to now-President Biden was a "sign that noneconomic factors were paramount to voters that year." 

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America's Economic Confidence Remains Low:

Gallup noted that the ECI has mostly been antagonistic implicit the past 4 years.

In 2022, the scale registered respective scores that were the worst since the 2007-2009 recession and ostentation reached highs. 

During the past 3 years, Americans person named ostentation arsenic the astir important fiscal occupation facing their family. The survey's findings suggest that ostentation is an underlying fearfulness of galore Americans' cognition of the system – contempt the mostly debased unemployment and steady economical growth.

Approximately 46 percent of Americans accidental their existent economical conditions are "poor," immoderate 29 percent described them arsenic "only fair," portion 25 percent said they were "good" oregon "excellent." 

Additionally, 62 percent said the system is "getting worse," portion 32% said successful the survey that it is "getting better."

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Top Issues successful the 2024 Election:

The survey recovered cardinal areas that were connected the apical of voter's minds arsenic they headed to the polls.

1. Economy: 21%
2. Immigration: 21%
3. Government: 17%
4. Inflation: 14%

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A much caller Fox News poll, conducted Oct. 11-14, recovered that the system continues to outrank each different issues, arsenic 40% accidental it is the astir important contented successful deciding their prime for president. 

Less than fractional arsenic galore prioritize migration and abortion, and acold less mention issues specified arsenic predetermination integrity, wellness care, clime change, guns, transgression and overseas policy.

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Fox News’ Victoria Balara and Dana Blanton contributed to this report.