A new survey has found that American adults consider the political environment in Washington, D.C. to be the biggest risk to the U.S. economy over the next six months.
A new survey has found that American adults consider the political environment in Washington, D.C. to be the biggest risk to the U.S. economy over the next six months.
According to Bankrate.com which commissioned the poll, the view was echoed across a wide range of demographics including “by old and young, rich and poor, and college graduates as well as those with a high school education or less.”
Politics ranked first with 36 percent while North Korea followed at 24 percent; rising interest rates, terrorism, and a stock market decline each scored 10 percent or less.
That said, Ted Rossman with Bankrate has indicated some variability behind the numbers, telling Newsweek, “Democrats, college graduates and middle-income households have the strongest distaste for what’s happening in the nation’s capital. Three groups are more likely to fear North Korea than domestic politics: Republicans, Hispanics and Southerners.”
In fact, nearly half, or 49 percent, of Democrats surveyed chose politics as the greatest economic threat, more than double the number of Republicans who picked that risk factor.
And North Korea was the top choice among self-described conservatives at 30 percent compared to just 20 percent from their more liberal counterparts.
The Bankrate survey was conducted from September 21 to 24 with 1,002 adults in the U.S.
Meanwhile, a recent poll from CNN found that the majority of Americans--63 percent--expressed an overall positive view of the economy.
The figure not only represented a 15 percent jump from November, but it was also the most optimistic response since 2001.
“Virtually no President has accomplished what we have accomplished in the first 9 months-and economy roaring,” President Trump boasted about the strong economy Wednesday.
