Were you better off four years ago? Seven US voters weigh their options

This presidential election may come down to one question: whether Americans feel stress about their budgets

This story is co-published with and supported by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project

This election may well come down to one critical question: whether voters feel like they are better off now than they were four years ago. Although experts say important economic metrics are doing well or trending in a positive direction, some Americans may not feel it when they stress about their tight budget.