No family or business can escape the costs tied to two major events shaping the world in the past two and a half years: the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Yet despite lasting impacts, optimism endures among residents of the Valencian Community, with a majority feeling the region is better off than four years ago.
The Gesop survey conducted for Information, Levante-EMV, and Mediterráneo shows that 42.9 percent of respondents believe the Valencian Community has improved since 2019, while 13.9 percent feel it has worsened and 37.3 percent think the situation remains negative.
Overall sentiment leans toward improvement, especially among younger people. About 56 percent of those aged 18 to 29 view the situation positively, whereas 27.8 percent share a negative view. With advancing age, discouragement grows, and among those over 60 a larger portion, 39.2 percent, believes conditions are worsening, while 36.4 percent think things are getting better. A segment of 18.4 percent feels the region has stayed the same. When analyzed by province, younger residents again report more favorable changes, with Valencia showing the most optimism at 46.6 percent, followed by Alicante at 38.8 percent and Castellón at 38.3 percent. The gap between those who see improvement in Alicante and those who do not is minimal.
Those on the right are more pessimistic
Opinions also shift with political alignment. Those who view the general situation as improving tend to be supporters of Compromís, Unidas Podemos, and PSPV. The most optimistic segment includes supporters of Valencia formation, with seven in ten saying conditions are better.
On the opposite end, Vox supporters express the most pessimistic outlook. A majority of 77.2 percent among Vox voters say the community has worsened, compared with 59 percent among supporters of the PP. Among Ciudadanos supporters, a slight majority also feel conditions are worse today.