One year into the Trump administration, Americans are beginning to emerge from the economic funk that weighed on sentiment in the final stretch of the Biden years. A rising share of voters say the economy is on the right track, and more say their household finances are improving.
In September and October 2024—before the election—the share saying the economy was on the right track hovered around thirty to thirty-two percent, according to the Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll. In January 2026, that figure has climbed to thirty-eight percent.
Household finances show a clearer turn. In September 2024, the Harvard CAPS-Harris poll found that twenty-eight percent said their personal financial situation was improving, and forty-eight percent said it was getting worse. In October 2024, twenty-six percent said improving.
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