A new poll finds that, while Americans are hoping for a happy new year, they’re setting their expectations somewhat lower. A recent Gallup poll of Americans’ expectations for 2025 found most foresee some hard economic times and political tension at home and abroad.
Fifty-six percent of Americans say they expect a year of economic difficulty rather than prosperity.
Meanwhile, more than three-quarters of all Americans expect political conflict rather than cooperation.
And just over two-thirds expect international discord rather than a peaceful year free from conflicts.
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Americans are more optimistic on other fronts. For instance, most Americans think employment will improve and prices will increase more “reasonably,” while nearly two-thirds expect a rising stock market.
One notable trend was the responses’ political division.
Gallup asked its respondents 13 questions. On all 13, a majority of Democrats had negative expectations for America in 2025, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. On the other hand, Republicans were more optimistic on 12 of the 13 issues Gallup asked about.
The only issue where a majority of Republicans weren’t optimistic? Political cooperation –– only 45% expect cooperation instead of conflict.
LAUREN TAYLOR: A new poll finds that, while Americans are *hoping* for a happy new year, their expectations are lower… A lot lower.
Gallup’s poll of Americans’ expectations for 2025 found most Americans expect some hard economic times and political tension at home and abroad.
56% of Americans say they expect a year of economic difficulty rather than prosperity.
More than three-quarters of all Americans, expect political conflict rather than cooperation.
And just over two-thirds of all Americans, expect international discord, rather than a peaceful year without conflicts.
Americans are more optimistic on other fronts. Majorities of Americans think employment will improve and prices will rise slowly, while nearly two-thirds expect a rising stock market.
One notable trend was the political division in the responses.
Gallup asked 13 questions to their respondents. On all 13, a majority of Democrats had negative expectations for America in 2025, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Republicans were more optimistic than not about 12 of the 13 issues Gallup asked about.
The only one where a majority wasn’t optimistic? Political cooperation, where only 45% of Republicans expected cooperation instead of conflict.
For Straight Arrow News, I’m Lauren Taylor.
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