Boise State University’s 2026 public-policy report draws on interviews with 1,000 Idaho adults conducted November 8–17, 2025. The university announced the report on January 23, 2026.
Asked about Idaho’s economy over the next two years,42.1% expected conditions to worsen,29.0% expected them to stay about the same and 25.3% expected improvement. Caldwell reproduces those reported categories without guessing the remainder.
The distinction between report year and fieldwork year matters here. These responses describe expectations expressed in late 2025. They should not be presented as current October 2026 sentiment. The question also concerns Idaho’s future economy, making it a different measure from Pew’s ratings of current national conditions.
The original report identifies GS Strategy Group as the fieldwork provider, using cell phone, landline, online and text responses. Caldwell’s retrospective summary was written October 31, 2026.
- Original release · source date 2026-01-23 · Survey record 20