As investment bank Goldman Sachs raised the probability of a U.S. recession from 20% to 35% at the beginning of April, Americans’ opinions on the economy continue to be mixed, according to a new poll.
RMG Research conducted the national survey of 1,000 registered voters on behalf of the Napolitan Institute to poll Americans’ opinions on the state of the economy.
The data, collected from March 31 to April 1, indicates most registered voters are not happy with the state of the economy but do not believe the U.S. is in recession.
Just 22% rated the economy as “good” or “excellent.” Most said the economy was either “fair” (37%) or “poor” (38%), with Democrats more likely to respond that the economy was poor (52%) than Republicans (22%). Democrats and Republicans polled within three percentage points of each other when responding that the…
