WASHINGTON – Views of the nation’s economy are the rosiest they’ve been since the pandemic began more than a year ago, buoyed by Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic as President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package is distributed across the country.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs finds 46% of Americans overall now view the economy as good, up from the 37% who felt that way last month.
Views of the economy had tanked at the onset of the pandemic in April last year, when 29% said it was in good shape. Fifty-eight percent of Democrats now describe economic conditions as good, compared with 35% of Republicans.