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The Nashville Ledger Economic woes frame Vanderbilt poll results - The Nashville Ledger - Business, Government, Politics, News, Public Records, Public Notices, Crime Report, Neighborhood Report, Marketing Lists, Research » Subscribe Today! The Power of Information Home The Ledger - EST. 1978 - Nashville Edition Home | About Us | Archive | Distribution Locations Help | Your Account | Contact Us | Log In | Subscribe X User Name: Password: Forgot your password? Keep me logged in NAME & PROPERTY SEARCH » Research millions of people and properties [+] Name Property Name: Street Address: FRONT PAGE NEWS Friday, May. 22, 2026 Friday, May. 15, 2026 Friday, May. 8, 2026 Friday, May. 1, 2026 Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 « Back | Forward » Go to date: Search News: PUBLIC RECORDS Thursday, May. 21, 2026 Wedn

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The Nashville Ledger Economic woes frame Vanderbilt poll results - The Nashville Ledger - Business, Government, Politics, News, Public Records, Public Notices, Crime Report, Neighborhood Report, Marketing Lists, Research » Subscribe Today! The Power of Information Home The Ledger - EST. 1978 - Nashville Edition Home | About Us | Archive | Distribution Locations Help | Your Account | Contact Us | Log In | Subscribe X User Name: Password: Forgot your password? Keep me logged in NAME & PROPERTY SEARCH » Research millions of people and properties [+] Name Property Name: Street Address: FRONT PAGE NEWS Friday, May. 22, 2026 Friday, May. 15, 2026 Friday, May. 8, 2026 Friday, May. 1, 2026 Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 « Back | Forward » Go to date: Search News: PUBLIC RECORDS Thursday, May. 21, 2026 Wednesday, May. 20, 2026 Tuesday, May. 19, 2026 Monday, May. 18, 2026 Friday, May. 15, 2026 « Back Go to date: Search Records: PUBLIC NOTICES Friday, May. 22, 2026 Friday, May. 15, 2026 Friday, May. 8, 2026 Friday, May. 1, 2026 Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 « Back | Forward » Go to date: Search Notices: Home > Article VOL. 50 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 22, 2026 Economic woes frame Vanderbilt poll results Tweet From Vanderbilt University Updated 6:41AM Print | Front Page | Email this story To: From: Message: From (email): Message: In a time marked by partisan divides and international conflicts, a new Vanderbilt University poll finds personal economic stress looms largest for Tennesseans. Anxiety over the cost of groceries, housing and monthly bills spans political parties and income levels. Deepening malaise about the cost of living is reflected by more than half of Tennesseans saying the country is headed in the wrong direction. The poll, conducted by Vanderbilt University’s Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, surveyed 1,203 registered Tennessee voters from April 13 to April 29. The survey’s margin of error was +/-3.2 percentage points, and its questions centered on the economy, elected officials, international vs. domestic concerns and artificial intelligence in healthcare. Pervasive anxiety about the economy Economic woes are coloring Tennesseans’ outlooks about the future. Voters are evenly split on the state’s trajectory: 49% think Tennessee is on the wrong track, while 50% say it is headed in the right direction. However, respondents are far more pessimistic about the country as a whole, with 58% deeming the United States on the wrong track, and 42% saying it’s headed in the right direction. “Even some voters who approve of Trump believe the United States is on the wrong track,” said Josh Clinton, co-director of the Vanderbilt Poll, who holds the Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair at Vanderbilt and is a professor of political science. “Economic stress is hitting home for Tennesseans, and that strain is evident in the growing bipartisan despondency reflected in the poll numbers.” Cost of living is the great pres

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