Newsweek, November 2024
Americans’ confidence in the economy has improved considerably since before the 2024 election, according to a new survey. Gallup recorded a 9-point improvement in Americans’ confidence in the economy in its first poll since the Republican election sweep, with President-elect Donald Trump winning back the White House and the GOP securing control of both chambers of Congress.
The poll, conducted between November 6 and 20, found Americans now rank their confidence in the economy at -17, up from -26 in October. The survey was conducted among a sample of 1,001 adults living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The economy was the top issue for voters in November’s election, with polling consistently finding that voters were pessimistic about its state. A survey conducted on behalf of Newsweek in October found that more than half of Americans believed the economy was heading in the wrong direction.
