A new Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans expect political conflict and economic hardship to occur in 2025.
of The investigation revealed More than three-quarters (76%) of respondents said they expected political conflict over cooperation to continue for a year. More than half, 56%, think 2025 will bring economic hardship rather than prosperity, the poll found.
According to the survey, 67% of respondents expect a lot of international conflicts, while 32% of respondents expect a peaceful year with few international conflicts.
Conversely, two-thirds of respondents expect the stock market to rise rather than fall, the survey found.
The survey found that more than half, 54%, expect full employment or employment growth over the next year, while 45% expect the opposite.
According to the survey results, 52% of respondents expected a year of moderate price increases, while 47% said prices would rise at a high rate.
Responses were even more divided on several other issues, the survey found, including whether the country would become a stronger global power, the number of union strikes and whether crime tax rates would fall or rise.
Polls show Republicans are far more optimistic about 2025 than Democrats. A majority of Republicans expect positive outcomes on all issues except political cooperation, with 45% expecting it in the next year.
Meanwhile, polls show that Democrats with positive forecasts are in the minority on every issue. The highest percentage of Democrats expecting a positive outcome in any of the areas asked in the poll was 46% who expected the stock market to rise next year, the survey found. It became clear.
The poll was conducted between December 4 and 15 among 2,121 adults aged 18 and older. The margin of error was 2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
