Most in US expect political conflict, economic difficulty in 2025: Gallup

Majorities of Americans are anticipating a year of political conflict and economic difficulty in 2025, a new Gallup poll found.

The survey revealed that more than three-fourths of respondents, 76 percent, said they are expecting a year of political conflict over cooperation. More than half, 56 percent, think 2025 will bring economic difficulty rather than prosperity, the poll revealed.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents also said they're expecting much international discord, compared to 32 percent who are anticipating a peaceful year mostly free of international disputes, the survey found.

On the flip side, two-thirds of respondents expect the stock market will rise rather than fall, the poll showed.

More than half, 54 percent, said they are expecting a year of full or increasing employment, compared to 45 percent who anticipated the opposite, the survey found.

Fifty-two percent of respondents also said they are expecting a year in which prices will rise reasonably, while 47 percent said they will increase at a high rate, according to the poll.

Respondents' answers were much more divided on several other issues, including whether the country will increase its global power, on the number of labor union strikes, and whether crime tax rates will fall or rise, the survey said.

According to the poll, Republicans were viewing 2025 much more optimistically than Democrats. Majorities of Republicans said they expect positive outcomes on all issues, excluding political cooperation, which 45 percent anticipated in the year ahead.

Meanwhile, Democrats making positive predictions were in the minority on every issue, the poll showed. The largest percentage of Democrats that anticipate a positive outcome in any of the areas the poll asked about was the 46 percent who expect the stock market to rise in the coming year, the survey revealed.

The poll was conducted Dec. 4-15 among 2,121 adults aged 18 and older. The margin of error was 2 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.