Most Georgia voters say their personal financial situation is good but have a gloomy outlook on the overall state of the economy, according to a poll released Wednesday.
In a Quinnipiac University poll of Georgia voters, conducted May 30-June 3, 2024, less than one-third (29 percent) of voters describe the state of the economy as either excellent (4 percent) or good (25 percent). Seventy percent of voters say the economy is either not so good (26 percent) or poor (44 percent).
At the same time, 61 percent of voters say their financial situation these days is either excellent (11 percent) or good (50 percent). Thirty-eight percent say it’s either not so good (24 percent) or poor (14 percent).
There is a significant partisan divide in how people view the economy’s state. Still, even among Democrats, few respondents have glowing perceptions of the national state of the economy.
Among Democrats, 55 percent say it’s either excellent (7 percent) or good (48 percent), while 44 percent say it’s either not so good (32 percent) or poor (12 percent).
Among Republicans, 7 percent say the economy is either excellent (1 percent) or good (6 percent), while 93 percent say it’s either not so good (22 percent) or poor (71 percent).
Among Independents, 32 percent say the state of the economy is either excellent (5 percent) or good (27 percent), while 66 percent say it’s either not so good (23 percent) or poor (43 percent).
The Biden administration has long dealt with the divide between what Americans perceive the overall state of the economy to be and what they report their own finances to be. As he campaigns for another bid in the White House, Biden’s campaign has sought to close that gap.
The poll included 1,203 self-identified registered voters in Georgia with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
