Key Points:
- A new Gallup poll of registered voters found that the majority of Americans say they are better off now than four years ago.
- 56% of respondents said they are better off now, while 32% said they are worse off.
- Ronald Regan asked the question in 1980 during his presidential campaign and since then this question has served as a key standard for reelection campaigns.
- Gallup has previously conducted this poll in 1984, 1992, 2004, and 2012.
- 2020’s results of 56% better off is the highest rate so far.