Americans' view of the economy is increasingly dour -- though a majority expect things to turn around next year, a new poll shows.
Just 38% of Americans believe the economy is in good shape, a CNN/ORC International poll of 1,018 adults, conducted Oct. 24-26, found.
That's down from 42% in September -- and it could hurt Democrats' chances of holding onto the Senate in next Tuesday's midterm elections.
Wednesday's survey found that 62% rated economic conditions as "somewhat poor" or "very poor".
The poll found that urban Americans have a rosier view of the economy, with 43% saying it's in good shape compared to 39% of those surveyed in suburban areas and 31% in rural areas.
The bigger difference, though, is between the 55% of Democrats who say the economy is performing well and the 28% of Republicans who agree. Just 32% of independent voters say the economy is in good shape.
The downtick ends what had been a year-long trend of increasingly positive views of the economy.
But a slim majority of those surveyed said they're confident things will improve, with 52% saying they believe the economy will be in good shape a year from now while 46% said it'll be in poor shape.
