2026 Election Confidence Tracker

Crosstab Explorer

Confidence

Congress Cares x Election Confidence

How confidence in the vote count tracks with perceived congressional responsiveness.

Base n = 4,362

Rows

How much do each of the following care what people like you think? - Your members of Congress

Columns

How confident are you that votes in your county or city will be counted as voters intend in the November 2026 general election?

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure
Not at all	48.1%	25.6%	11.8%	8.1%	6.2%
A great deal	77.4%	14.7%	3.2%	1.1%	3.7%
A lot	65.9%	27.0%	4.3%	2.4%	0.6%
A moderate amount	48.1%	38.5%	6.5%	3.5%	3.3%
A little	50.7%	35.0%	8.4%	2.2%	3.7%
Not sure	29.4%	24.9%	10.4%	7.8%	27.3%
Total Participants	52.4%	29.2%	8.0%	4.4%	5.9%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure	Total Participants
Not at all	24.3%	23.2%	38.7%	48.7%	28.0%	26.5%
A great deal	15.7%	5.3%	4.3%	2.6%	6.6%	10.6%
A lot	15.6%	11.5%	6.6%	6.7%	1.2%	12.4%
A moderate amount	18.5%	26.5%	16.2%	16.1%	11.3%	20.1%
A little	21.1%	26.1%	22.8%	10.9%	13.6%	21.8%
Not sure	4.8%	7.3%	11.1%	15.0%	39.7%	8.6%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure	Total Count
Not at all	555	296	136	94	72	1,154
A great deal	359	68	15	5	17	464
A lot	356	146	23	13	3	540
A moderate amount	422	338	57	31	29	878
A little	483	333	80	21	35	952
Not sure	110	93	39	29	102	374
Total Count	2,286	1,274	351	193	257	4,362

Overall row-question distribution

Not at all26.5%A great deal10.6%A lot12.4%A moderate amount20.1%A little21.8%Not sure8.6%

Overall column-question distribution

Very confident52.4%Somewhat confident29.2%Not too confident8.0%Not at all confident4.4%Not sure5.9%

Confidence

Democratic Representation x Election Confidence

How confidence in the vote count shifts with perceptions of Democratic Party representation.

Base n = 3,193

Rows

How well does the Democratic Party represent the interests of people like you?

Columns

How confident are you that votes in your county or city will be counted as voters intend in the November 2026 general election?

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure
Very well	76.1%	17.4%	3.3%	2.1%	1.0%
Somewhat well	55.0%	36.7%	6.0%	1.5%	0.8%
Neither well nor poorly	41.6%	35.3%	11.5%	2.5%	9.0%
Not too well	48.7%	30.2%	11.4%	6.6%	3.0%
Not at all well	50.2%	29.5%	8.0%	6.3%	5.9%
Don't know	17.9%	17.3%	8.4%	14.5%	41.3%
Total Participants	52.2%	29.6%	7.8%	4.4%	6.0%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure	Total Participants
Very well	23.8%	9.6%	6.8%	7.9%	2.6%	16.3%
Somewhat well	24.6%	29.0%	18.1%	7.9%	3.1%	23.4%
Neither well nor poorly	13.1%	19.6%	24.1%	9.4%	24.4%	16.4%
Not too well	11.5%	12.6%	18.1%	18.7%	6.2%	12.3%
Not at all well	25.0%	25.8%	26.5%	37.4%	25.4%	25.9%
Don't know	1.9%	3.3%	6.0%	18.7%	38.3%	5.6%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure	Total Count
Very well	397	91	17	11	5	522
Somewhat well	410	274	45	11	6	746
Neither well nor poorly	218	185	60	13	47	524
Not too well	192	119	45	26	12	394
Not at all well	416	244	66	52	49	828
Don't know	32	31	15	26	74	179
Total Count	1,666	945	249	139	193	3,193

Overall row-question distribution

Very well16.3%Somewhat well23.4%Neither well nor poorly16.4%Not too well12.3%Not at all well25.9%Don't know5.6%

Overall column-question distribution

Very confident52.2%Somewhat confident29.6%Not too confident7.8%Not at all confident4.4%Not sure6.0%

Confidence

Election Confidence x Vote Intention

The strongest participation signal in the deck: vote confidence and vote planning move together sharply.

Base n = 4,362

Rows

Many people don't vote in every election because of work, family, or other reasons. Thinking about the general election in November 2026, which ONE best describes you right now?

Columns

How confident are you that votes in your county or city will be counted as voters intend in the November 2026 general election?

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	68.3%	24.1%	4.5%	1.6%	1.5%
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	41.5%	45.0%	9.2%	2.0%	2.4%
I'm not sure if I'll vote	16.9%	39.0%	26.1%	6.4%	12.0%
I probably won't vote	20.1%	35.6%	16.8%	16.1%	10.7%
I do not plan to vote	12.1%	11.0%	11.0%	25.4%	40.8%
Total Participants	52.4%	29.2%	8.0%	4.4%	5.9%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure	Total Participants
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	76.9%	48.7%	32.8%	21.2%	14.8%	59.0%
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	17.5%	34.1%	25.4%	9.8%	8.9%	22.2%
I'm not sure if I'll vote	2.4%	10.0%	24.2%	10.9%	15.2%	7.5%
I probably won't vote	1.3%	4.2%	7.1%	12.4%	6.2%	3.4%
I do not plan to vote	1.8%	3.0%	10.8%	45.6%	54.9%	7.9%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	Not sure	Total Count
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	1,758	621	115	41	38	2,573
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	401	435	89	19	23	967
I'm not sure if I'll vote	55	127	85	21	39	326
I probably won't vote	30	53	25	24	16	149
I do not plan to vote	42	38	38	88	141	346
Total Count	2,286	1,274	351	193	257	4,362

Overall row-question distribution

I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)59.0%I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet22.2%I'm not sure if I'll vote7.5%I probably won't vote3.4%I do not plan to vote7.9%

Overall column-question distribution

Very confident52.4%Somewhat confident29.2%Not too confident8.0%Not at all confident4.4%Not sure5.9%

Confidence

Republican Representation x Election Confidence

How confidence in the vote count shifts with perceptions of Republican Party representation.

Base n = 3,193

Rows

How confident are you that votes in your county or city will be counted as voters intend in the November 2026 general election?

Columns

How well does the Republican Party represent the interests of people like you?

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Very well	Somewhat well	Neither well nor poorly	Not too well	Not at all well	Don't know
Very confident	25.6%	19.1%	7.7%	10.4%	35.8%	1.4%
Somewhat confident	11.4%	36.2%	18.6%	9.7%	21.7%	2.3%
Not too confident	10.0%	23.3%	23.7%	10.8%	25.7%	6.0%
Not at all confident	5.8%	14.4%	9.4%	10.1%	48.9%	12.2%
Not sure	7.3%	6.2%	24.9%	3.6%	19.2%	39.4%
Total Participants	18.2%	23.5%	13.3%	9.8%	30.4%	4.8%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Very well	Somewhat well	Neither well nor poorly	Not too well	Not at all well	Don't know	Total Participants
Very confident	73.2%	42.5%	30.1%	55.3%	61.5%	15.1%	52.2%
Somewhat confident	18.6%	45.6%	41.4%	29.4%	21.1%	14.5%	29.6%
Not too confident	4.3%	7.7%	13.9%	8.6%	6.6%	9.9%	7.8%
Not at all confident	1.4%	2.7%	3.1%	4.5%	7.0%	11.2%	4.4%
Not sure	2.4%	1.6%	11.3%	2.2%	3.8%	50.0%	6.0%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Very well	Somewhat well	Neither well nor poorly	Not too well	Not at all well	Don't know	Total Count
Very confident	426	319	128	173	597	23	1,666
Somewhat confident	108	342	176	92	205	22	945
Not too confident	25	58	59	27	64	15	249
Not at all confident	8	20	13	14	68	17	139
Not sure	14	12	48	7	37	76	193
Total Count	582	750	425	313	971	152	3,193

Overall row-question distribution

Very confident52.2%Somewhat confident29.6%Not too confident7.8%Not at all confident4.4%Not sure6.0%

Overall column-question distribution

Very well18.2%Somewhat well23.5%Neither well nor poorly13.3%Not too well9.8%Not at all well30.4%Don't know4.8%

Crosstab Explorer

Participation

Vote Intention x Household Finances

How vote-planning status lines up with expectations for household finances over the next 12 months.

Base n = 4,362

Rows

Many people don't vote in every election because of work, family, or other reasons. Thinking about the general election in November 2026, which ONE best describes you right now?

Columns

Over the next 12 months, do you expect your household's finances to…

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	32.6%	42.9%	21.7%	2.8%
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	29.7%	42.1%	21.9%	6.2%
I'm not sure if I'll vote	21.8%	43.3%	23.3%	11.7%
I probably won't vote	29.5%	49.0%	16.1%	5.4%
I do not plan to vote	19.4%	35.8%	22.8%	22.0%
Total Participants	30.0%	42.4%	21.8%	5.8%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Participants
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	64.1%	59.7%	58.8%	28.3%	59.0%
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	22.0%	22.0%	22.3%	23.6%	22.2%
I'm not sure if I'll vote	5.4%	7.6%	8.0%	15.0%	7.5%
I probably won't vote	3.4%	3.9%	2.5%	3.1%	3.4%
I do not plan to vote	5.1%	6.7%	8.3%	29.9%	7.9%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Count
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	838	1,104	559	72	2,573
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	287	407	212	60	967
I'm not sure if I'll vote	71	141	76	38	326
I probably won't vote	44	73	24	8	149
I do not plan to vote	67	124	79	76	346
Total Count	1,307	1,849	951	254	4,362

Overall row-question distribution

I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)59.0%I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet22.2%I'm not sure if I'll vote7.5%I probably won't vote3.4%I do not plan to vote7.9%

Overall column-question distribution

Get better30.0%Stay about the same42.4%Get worse21.8%Not sure5.8%

Participation

Democratic Representation x Vote Intention

How turnout readiness changes with perceptions of Democratic Party representation.

Base n = 3,193

Rows

How well does the Democratic Party represent the interests of people like you?

Columns

Many people don't vote in every election because of work, family, or other reasons. Thinking about the general election in November 2026, which ONE best describes you right now?

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	I'm not sure if I'll vote	I probably won't vote	I do not plan to vote
Very well	74.7%	15.5%	5.7%	1.0%	3.3%
Somewhat well	64.9%	24.4%	5.8%	3.1%	1.9%
Neither well nor poorly	47.9%	25.0%	9.2%	6.7%	11.1%
Not too well	55.6%	23.4%	12.7%	3.8%	4.3%
Not at all well	65.1%	21.7%	4.0%	1.6%	7.5%
Don't know	16.8%	13.4%	16.8%	10.1%	42.5%
Total Participants	59.9%	21.6%	7.3%	3.4%	7.6%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	I'm not sure if I'll vote	I probably won't vote	I do not plan to vote	Total Participants
Very well	20.4%	11.7%	12.8%	4.6%	7.0%	16.3%
Somewhat well	25.3%	26.3%	18.4%	21.1%	5.7%	23.4%
Neither well nor poorly	13.1%	19.0%	20.5%	32.1%	23.8%	16.4%
Not too well	11.4%	13.3%	21.4%	13.8%	7.0%	12.3%
Not at all well	28.2%	26.0%	14.1%	11.9%	25.4%	25.9%
Don't know	1.6%	3.5%	12.8%	16.5%	31.1%	5.6%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	I'm not sure if I'll vote	I probably won't vote	I do not plan to vote	Total Count
Very well	390	81	30	5	17	522
Somewhat well	484	182	43	23	14	746
Neither well nor poorly	251	131	48	35	58	524
Not too well	219	92	50	15	17	394
Not at all well	539	180	33	13	62	828
Don't know	30	24	30	18	76	179
Total Count	1,914	691	234	109	244	3,193

Overall row-question distribution

Very well16.3%Somewhat well23.4%Neither well nor poorly16.4%Not too well12.3%Not at all well25.9%Don't know5.6%

Overall column-question distribution

I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)59.9%I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet21.6%I'm not sure if I'll vote7.3%I probably won't vote3.4%I do not plan to vote7.6%

Participation

Republican Representation x Vote Intention

How turnout readiness changes with perceptions of Republican Party representation.

Base n = 3,193

Rows

How well does the Republican Party represent the interests of people like you?

Columns

Many people don't vote in every election because of work, family, or other reasons. Thinking about the general election in November 2026, which ONE best describes you right now?

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	I'm not sure if I'll vote	I probably won't vote	I do not plan to vote
Very well	80.9%	13.9%	3.4%	0.7%	0.9%
Somewhat well	62.9%	25.9%	6.0%	3.9%	1.3%
Neither well nor poorly	34.4%	31.3%	12.5%	7.8%	13.9%
Not too well	50.5%	32.9%	6.4%	4.2%	5.8%
Not at all well	66.7%	16.0%	7.5%	1.2%	8.5%
Don't know	12.5%	15.8%	15.1%	11.8%	45.4%
Total Participants	59.9%	21.6%	7.3%	3.4%	7.6%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	I'm not sure if I'll vote	I probably won't vote	I do not plan to vote	Total Participants
Very well	24.6%	11.7%	8.5%	3.7%	2.0%	18.2%
Somewhat well	24.7%	28.1%	19.2%	26.6%	4.1%	23.5%
Neither well nor poorly	7.6%	19.2%	22.6%	30.3%	24.2%	13.3%
Not too well	8.3%	14.9%	8.5%	11.9%	7.4%	9.8%
Not at all well	33.9%	22.4%	31.2%	11.0%	34.0%	30.4%
Don't know	1.0%	3.5%	9.8%	16.5%	28.3%	4.8%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	I'm not sure if I'll vote	I probably won't vote	I do not plan to vote	Total Count
Very well	471	81	20	4	5	582
Somewhat well	472	194	45	29	10	750
Neither well nor poorly	146	133	53	33	59	425
Not too well	158	103	20	13	18	313
Not at all well	648	155	73	12	83	971
Don't know	19	24	23	18	69	152
Total Count	1,914	691	234	109	244	3,193

Overall row-question distribution

Very well18.2%Somewhat well23.5%Neither well nor poorly13.3%Not too well9.8%Not at all well30.4%Don't know4.8%

Overall column-question distribution

I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)59.9%I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet21.6%I'm not sure if I'll vote7.3%I probably won't vote3.4%I do not plan to vote7.6%

Participation

Vote Intention x Congress Cares

How perceptions of congressional responsiveness relate to whether people have a concrete plan to vote.

Base n = 4,362

Rows

Many people don't vote in every election because of work, family, or other reasons. Thinking about the general election in November 2026, which ONE best describes you right now?

Columns

How much do each of the following care what people like you think? - Your members of Congress

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Not at all	A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	Not sure
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	27.0%	12.8%	13.8%	19.8%	22.2%	4.4%
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	22.5%	8.1%	11.8%	23.7%	25.6%	8.2%
I'm not sure if I'll vote	29.1%	5.2%	9.2%	20.9%	19.3%	16.0%
I probably won't vote	19.5%	4.0%	16.1%	20.8%	24.8%	15.4%
I do not plan to vote	33.5%	9.8%	4.9%	11.6%	9.2%	30.9%
Total Participants	26.5%	10.6%	12.4%	20.1%	21.8%	8.6%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Not at all	A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	Not sure	Total Participants
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	60.2%	70.9%	65.6%	58.1%	60.1%	30.2%	59.0%
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	18.9%	16.8%	21.1%	26.1%	26.1%	21.1%	22.2%
I'm not sure if I'll vote	8.2%	3.7%	5.6%	7.7%	6.6%	13.9%	7.5%
I probably won't vote	2.5%	1.3%	4.4%	3.5%	3.9%	6.1%	3.4%
I do not plan to vote	10.1%	7.3%	3.1%	4.6%	3.4%	28.6%	7.9%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Not at all	A great deal	A lot	A moderate amount	A little	Not sure	Total Count
I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)	695	329	354	510	572	113	2,573
I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet	218	78	114	229	248	79	967
I'm not sure if I'll vote	95	17	30	68	63	52	326
I probably won't vote	29	6	24	31	37	23	149
I do not plan to vote	116	34	17	40	32	107	346
Total Count	1,154	464	540	878	952	374	4,362

Overall row-question distribution

I have a specific plan to vote (I know when and how)59.0%I intend to vote but don't have a plan yet22.2%I'm not sure if I'll vote7.5%I probably won't vote3.4%I do not plan to vote7.9%

Overall column-question distribution

Not at all26.5%A great deal10.6%A lot12.4%A moderate amount20.1%A little21.8%Not sure8.6%

Crosstab Explorer

Economic Outlook

Congress Cares x Household Finances

How expectations for household finances shift with perceptions of whether members of Congress care what people like you think.

Base n = 4,362

Rows

How much do each of the following care what people like you think? - Your members of Congress

Columns

Over the next 12 months, do you expect your household's finances to…

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure
Not at all	17.9%	38.5%	37.9%	5.7%
A great deal	59.3%	29.3%	8.6%	2.8%
A lot	47.2%	35.6%	16.3%	0.9%
A moderate amount	29.4%	50.2%	15.4%	5.0%
A little	25.9%	51.4%	18.4%	4.2%
Not sure	17.6%	39.3%	20.3%	22.7%
Total Participants	30.0%	42.4%	21.8%	5.8%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Participants
Not at all	15.8%	24.0%	46.0%	26.0%	26.5%
A great deal	21.0%	7.4%	4.2%	5.1%	10.6%
A lot	19.5%	10.4%	9.3%	2.0%	12.4%
A moderate amount	19.7%	23.9%	14.2%	17.3%	20.1%
A little	18.9%	26.4%	18.4%	15.7%	21.8%
Not sure	5.0%	8.0%	8.0%	33.5%	8.6%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Count
Not at all	206	444	437	66	1,154
A great deal	275	136	40	13	464
A lot	255	192	88	5	540
A moderate amount	258	441	135	44	878
A little	247	489	175	40	952
Not sure	66	147	76	85	374
Total Count	1,307	1,849	951	254	4,362

Overall row-question distribution

Not at all26.5%A great deal10.6%A lot12.4%A moderate amount20.1%A little21.8%Not sure8.6%

Overall column-question distribution

Get better30.0%Stay about the same42.4%Get worse21.8%Not sure5.8%

Economic Outlook

Democratic Representation x Household Finances

How expected household finances align with perceptions of Democratic Party representation.

Base n = 3,193

Rows

How well does the Democratic Party represent the interests of people like you?

Columns

Over the next 12 months, do you expect your household's finances to…

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure
Very well	43.5%	33.5%	20.3%	2.9%
Somewhat well	28.3%	43.2%	25.1%	3.5%
Neither well nor poorly	22.7%	47.1%	26.5%	3.6%
Not too well	24.1%	45.7%	26.9%	3.0%
Not at all well	33.0%	45.2%	18.4%	3.6%
Don't know	7.8%	35.8%	21.2%	34.6%
Total Participants	29.4%	42.7%	22.8%	5.1%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Participants
Very well	24.2%	12.8%	14.5%	9.1%	16.3%
Somewhat well	22.5%	23.6%	25.7%	15.9%	23.4%
Neither well nor poorly	12.7%	18.1%	19.1%	11.6%	16.4%
Not too well	10.1%	13.2%	14.5%	7.3%	12.3%
Not at all well	29.1%	27.5%	20.9%	18.3%	25.9%
Don't know	1.5%	4.7%	5.2%	37.8%	5.6%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Count
Very well	227	175	106	15	522
Somewhat well	211	322	187	26	746
Neither well nor poorly	119	247	139	19	524
Not too well	95	180	106	12	394
Not at all well	273	374	152	30	828
Don't know	14	64	38	62	179
Total Count	938	1,362	729	164	3,193

Overall row-question distribution

Very well16.3%Somewhat well23.4%Neither well nor poorly16.4%Not too well12.3%Not at all well25.9%Don't know5.6%

Overall column-question distribution

Get better29.4%Stay about the same42.7%Get worse22.8%Not sure5.1%

Economic Outlook

Republican Representation x Household Finances

How expected household finances align with perceptions of Republican Party representation.

Base n = 3,193

Rows

How well does the Republican Party represent the interests of people like you?

Columns

Over the next 12 months, do you expect your household's finances to…

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure
Very well	61.0%	29.7%	8.4%	0.7%
Somewhat well	34.8%	54.1%	8.4%	2.7%
Neither well nor poorly	21.4%	56.7%	17.9%	4.0%
Not too well	23.3%	51.8%	22.7%	2.2%
Not at all well	15.0%	33.7%	44.9%	6.5%
Don't know	7.9%	34.9%	22.4%	34.9%
Total Participants	29.4%	42.7%	22.8%	5.1%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Participants
Very well	37.8%	12.7%	6.7%	2.4%	18.2%
Somewhat well	27.8%	29.8%	8.6%	12.2%	23.5%
Neither well nor poorly	9.7%	17.7%	10.4%	10.4%	13.3%
Not too well	7.8%	11.9%	9.7%	4.3%	9.8%
Not at all well	15.6%	24.0%	59.8%	38.4%	30.4%
Don't know	1.3%	3.9%	4.7%	32.3%	4.8%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Count
Very well	355	173	49	4	582
Somewhat well	261	406	63	20	750
Neither well nor poorly	91	241	76	17	425
Not too well	73	162	71	7	313
Not at all well	146	327	436	63	971
Don't know	12	53	34	53	152
Total Count	938	1,362	729	164	3,193

Overall row-question distribution

Very well18.2%Somewhat well23.5%Neither well nor poorly13.3%Not too well9.8%Not at all well30.4%Don't know4.8%

Overall column-question distribution

Get better29.4%Stay about the same42.7%Get worse22.8%Not sure5.1%

Economic Outlook

Election Confidence x Household Finances

Whether optimism or pessimism about household finances tracks with confidence that votes will be counted as intended.

Base n = 4,362

Rows

How confident are you that votes in your county or city will be counted as voters intend in the November 2026 general election?

Columns

Over the next 12 months, do you expect your household's finances to…

Row percentages answer: within each row group, how are responses distributed across the columns?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure
Very confident	35.6%	39.3%	21.7%	3.4%
Somewhat confident	25.8%	50.5%	19.2%	4.5%
Not too confident	21.1%	45.3%	25.6%	8.5%
Not at all confident	25.9%	24.4%	37.3%	12.4%
Not sure	16.0%	39.3%	18.7%	26.1%
Total Participants	30.0%	42.4%	21.8%	5.8%

Column percentages answer: within each column group, how is that audience composed?

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Participants
Very confident	62.3%	48.6%	52.3%	30.3%	52.4%
Somewhat confident	25.2%	34.8%	25.7%	22.4%	29.2%
Not too confident	5.7%	8.6%	9.5%	11.8%	8.0%
Not at all confident	3.8%	2.5%	7.6%	9.4%	4.4%
Not sure	3.1%	5.5%	5.0%	26.4%	5.9%

Counts provide the raw cell sizes behind the percentages.

	Get better	Stay about the same	Get worse	Not sure	Total Count
Very confident	814	898	497	77	2,286
Somewhat confident	329	644	244	57	1,274
Not too confident	74	159	90	30	351
Not at all confident	50	47	72	24	193
Not sure	41	101	48	67	257
Total Count	1,307	1,849	951	254	4,362

Overall row-question distribution

Very confident52.4%Somewhat confident29.2%Not too confident8.0%Not at all confident4.4%Not sure5.9%

Overall column-question distribution

Get better30.0%Stay about the same42.4%Get worse21.8%Not sure5.8%