Roughly two-thirds of voters rated the economy as “not so good” or “poor,” compared to just one-third who rated it as “excellent” or “good,” exit polls found.
The U.S. presidential election result has ensured a sharp turn in economic policy expected to upend global commerce and diverge from decades of American norms.
In the 2024 election, voters made their decision based on what political strategists long considered to be the central issue of every presidential campaign: the economy. Exit polls on Tuesday showed a stark partisan divide.
The answer at the end of the day was not that complicated and it probably didn’t have anything to do with the Democratic Party of Georgia. To paraphrase Democratic strategist James Carville, it’s still the economy, stupid.
While Americans remain frustrated about elevated prices due to inflation, the economy didn’t actually rank as the No. 1 issue for voters overall, according to preliminary exit polls. The polls, done by Edison Research for a group of media companies,
President-elect Donald Trump tapped into deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable despite its recent growth to meet the needs of the middle class.