Nearly half of Americans say they are struggling to make ends meet financially, according to a new poll.
In opinion polls, Conducted by the Monmouth University Public Opinion Research Institute A survey released Wednesday found that 46% of Americans surveyed said they were struggling to make ends meet financially.
The survey found that 45% of Americans said their financial situation was “basically stable,” while only 9% said their financial situation was improving.
Monmouth University said the results reflect the hardships many Americans are experiencing due to skyrocketing inflation since the pandemic, which, while moderating, is still up significantly from pre-pandemic levels.
“While inflation has fallen, prices remain much higher than they were four years ago,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Institute for Public Opinion Research. “That’s the metric that’s really mattered to a lot of Americans over the last two years. Economic anxiety may not be the No. 1 motivator for all voters, but it’s one that will determine the contours of this year’s election.”
A new poll finds that compared with just six months ago, more people say they are struggling to make ends meet financially — up 2 percentage points from 44% in December.
Twenty-four percent told Monmouth that inflation and “rising prices” are “the biggest concern facing their families right now.”
The Monmouth University poll was conducted June 6-10 among 1,106 people and has a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.
