CBS News polling showed that 45% of voters said their financial situation was worse today than it was four years ago.

Roughly two-thirds of voters rated the economy as “not so good” or “poor,” compared to just one-third who rated it as “excellent” or “good,” exit polls found.

The U.S. presidential election result has ensured a sharp turn in economic policy expected to upend global commerce and diverge from decades of American norms.

The U.S. economy has been running smoothly for the most part, but that could change depending on what happens at the polls Tuesday, especially if the outcome isn't immediately clear.

Despite the twists and turns, voters have voiced a consistent priority: the economy matters most. A Gallup poll last month showed that 52% of voters consider the economy an extremely important influence on their choice for president,

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The state of democracy and the economy in the United States were the top issues on the minds of voters as they cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election, according to preliminary results from the NBC News Exit Poll.

The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president means there will be more downside risks to the global economy, ECB policymaker and French central bank head Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday.

While Americans remain frustrated about elevated prices due to inflation, the economy didn’t actually rank as the No. 1 issue for voters overall, according to preliminary exit polls. The polls, done by Edison Research for a group of media companies,

Child care access, Social Security payments, union contracts and insurance costs are all shaping how voters see Trump’s and Harris’ dueling economic agendas.

The president-elect plans tariffs and tax cuts, like in his first term. There are risks with both, but also lots of caveats.

More than half of Gen Z voters worry that they will never be able to afford to buy a house, according to a recent survey, and nearly a third of “zoomers” said the issue that matters most to them is the economy according to an NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll powered by SurveyMonkey.