A Fox News poll conducted on Sunday found that nearly 60% of Americans who are registered to vote think they have “less money in their pocket than they had a year ago.”
Compared to 50% in February 2022, 57% of people think they have less money to spend than they had the previous year. Only 28% of eligible voters in 2018 said they had less money in their pockets.
According to the poll findings, “those who are most affected include Republican women (78% less money currently), rural Whites (69%), Gen Xers (63%), and voters with yearly incomes under $50,000 (62%).”
Twelve percent of those surveyed report having more money to spend, while 31 percent report having the same amount as the previous year.
President Joe Biden is being criticized for his handling of the economy and inflation by a sizable majority (62%) and 66%), respectively. According to the study, about 80% of voters feel the economy is in fair or bad shape, which is largely unchanged from last year.
With 36% of respondents citing it as the most significant issue the nation is currently experiencing, the economy remains voters’ top concern. The economy is arguably the top concern for independents, Democrats, and Republicans.
“The next greatest priority were immigration/border security (13%), the environment (10%), and firearms (9%) even though the 36% was down from 42% in December,” the study said.
A countrywide sample of 1,006 registered voters was surveyed between February 19 and 22, 2023, by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). The inaccuracy due to sampling is three percentage points.
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