CBS News polling showed that 45% of voters said their financial situation was worse today than it was four years ago.

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 COVID shutdowns — which began during the Trump administration but were the most strict under the governors of in blue states — kneecapped the economy and gave way to inflation. Working families scrambled to find work as housing prices jumped.

Exit polls on Tuesday showed a stark partisan divide. Some two-thirds (67%) of voters said the condition of the economy was “not good/poor,” and only 32% thought the economy was “excellent/good.” Among those who viewed the economy negatively,

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.

The U.S. economy has been running smoothly for the most part, but that could change depending on what happens at the polls Tuesday, especially if the outcome isn't immediately clear.

President-elect Donald Trump on the campaign trail laid out a broad array of ideas aimed at providing tax relief, cutting prices, hiking tariffs and strengthening the economy, which ranks at the top of voters’ concerns.

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.

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The president-elect plans tariffs and tax cuts, like in his first term. There are risks with both, but also lots of caveats.

More than half of Gen Z voters worry that they will never be able to afford to buy a house, according to a recent survey, and nearly a third of “zoomers” said the issue that matters most to them is the economy according to an NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll powered by SurveyMonkey.