"A recent Gallup survey based on more than 20,000 interviews found Americans' optimism about their future personal lives has fallen to a new low. Gallup released findings this week from their National Health and Well-Being Index, which is based on data collected from thousands throughout the four quarters of the year. More than 22,000 interviews were spread across all 50 states and the District of Columbia."
"According to the data, Americans who predicted they would have high quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025. It's the lowest number Gallup has measured on the question since they began asking two decades prior. Gallup's report notes that personal optimism among Americans has taken some significant hits since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Since 2020, the number of people predicting personal high quality lives has dropped by 9% or approximately 24 million people."
"The biggest drops since President Donald Trump reentered the White House have been among Hispanics and Democrats. Hispanics' personal optimism has fallen 6% since 2024, while Democrats have dropped nearly 8%. Republicans saw a nearly 5% drop between 2021 and 2024, but they only fell by less than a point since then. Gallup noted that major drops in personal optimism have coincided with rising concerns about inflation."
A Gallup survey of more than 22,000 interviews across all 50 states and D.C. found Americans predicting high-quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025, the lowest measured since the question began. Personal optimism has fallen about 9% since 2020, representing roughly 24 million people, and dropped nearly 4% between 2024 and 2025. Hispanics and Democrats experienced the largest declines recently, with Hispanics down 6% since 2024 and Democrats nearly 8%. Republicans' optimism fell earlier between 2021 and 2024 but changed little afterward. Americans reporting that they are thriving stood at 48%.
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