60% of Americans Say They Have “Less Money in Their Pocket” Than a Year Ago Under Biden

Nearly 60% of U.S. registered voters believe they have. “less money in their pocket than they did a year ago,” According According to a Fox News poll, Sunday’s results were released by the network.

Fifty-seven per cent say they have less money this year than in 2018. This is compared to the 50 percent who felt the exact same way in February 2022. Only 28% of registered voters reported having more money in 2018

“Those feeling hardest hit include Republican women (78% less money now), rural Whites (69%), Gen Xers (63%), and voters with annual income below $50,000 (62%),” According to the poll report. 

12 percent of respondents to the poll said they had more money, while 31 percent said they had the same amount as last year.

During his visit to Warsaw, Poland on February 21, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks. Biden had previously visited Kiev, Ukraine on February 20, 2023 to renew U.S. support for Ukraine just one year after the Russian invasion. (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/DeFodi Images via Getty Images).

A strong majority (62%) dislike President Joe Biden’s economic management, while 66% disapprove about his handling of inflation. The poll report shows that nearly 80 percent of voters think the economy’s in fair to poor condition. This is almost unchanged from last years.

36% of voters say the economy is their top concern. The top issue for Democrats, Republicans, as well as independents, is the economy.

“While that 36% is down from 42% in December, it still far outdistances the next highest priorities of immigration/border security (13%), climate (10%), and guns (9%),” According to the report. 

Beacon Research and Shaw & Company Research conducted the poll between February 19-22 2023 with 1,006 voters in each state. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

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