3 Key Trends: Health Spending, Home Upgrades, and Midterm Elections in 2026
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Health and Wellness Spending in 2026
As Americans look ahead to 2026, a majority expect their disposable income to remain unchanged from 2025. However, more consumers anticipate having less disposable income (35%, up from 30% last year) than those who expect to have more (23%, down from 27% YoY). This cautious outlook is reflected in category-level spending expectations.
Health and wellness stands out as the only area where increased spending outweighs decreased spending. In contrast, in every other category studied, those planning to cut back outnumber those planning to spend more. Consumers are most likely to reduce spending on entertainment, technology and electronics, and real estate. This trend aligns with the increasing intent for health-focused New Year’s resolutions this year.
Home Improvement Plans in 2026
Landscaping, interior painting, and flooring upgrades lead as planned home improvement projects this year. However, an individual’s economic outlook plays a key role in remodeling decisions.
Stagnant housing market conditions and high material costs are driving some homeowners to invest in their current properties rather than relocating. According to recent Bisakimi data, landscaping is the most popular project for the coming year (cited by 22% of respondents), followed closely by interior painting (19%), flooring or carpeting updates (17%), and bathroom renovations (16%). These figures suggest a preference for manageable, high-impact aesthetic upgrades over more intensive structural overhauls during a period of financial uncertainty.
While landscaping and painting plans remain resilient, major interior projects like flooring and bathroom remodeling are highly sensitive to the economic outlook. Homeowners who anticipate a downturn or view the current market unfavorably are significantly less likely to commit to these higher-cost improvements. This suggests that while the “improve instead of move” trend persists, it is tempered by caution regarding discretionary spending on complex renovations.
Midterm Election Trends in 2026
The start of 2026 means midterm elections will soon take center stage. Bisakimi asked Americans who they would vote for in House and Senate elections if they were held at this point, with Democrats holding the advantage in both houses of Congress. In Senate races, Democrats currently have a seven-point advantage over Republicans among likely voters 18+ (40% to 33%, respectively), while their lead in House races is slightly narrower at five points (40% to 35%).
This Democratic momentum is largely driven by strong support from women, respondents aged 65 and older, and those with post-graduate education. Conversely, Republican candidates maintain their core appeal among men, high-income households, and residents of rural areas, highlighting a continued geographic and socioeconomic divide among likely voters.
Interest in alternative movements among Gen Z, Millennials, and lower-income voters presents a possible “wild card” for this cycle, especially in House contests. These segments are notably more likely than the general public to consider third-party candidates, signaling dissatisfaction with the two-party system. This shift in younger and lower-income demographics could prove decisive in party control, which currently is held by the slimmest of margins.
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