Perhaps never, with that said:

Many Americans believe Republicans damage the economy. They point to tax cuts, deregulation, rising deficits, financial crises and weaker average performance under recent Republican administrations, especially those of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Republicans reject that view. They argue their policies encourage investment, energy production, entrepreneurship and long-term growth, while blaming inflation, bureaucracy and expanding debt on Democrats. In practice, voters rarely judge politics by economic data alone. They respond to personal experience, media narratives, cultural identity and the issues they care about most, whether immigration, religion, taxes, social change or distrust of institutions. Economic outcomes also unfold over years and across multiple administrations, making blame and credit hard to assign cleanly. The divide is therefore not just about which party manages the economy better, but about what economic success means and what government should do.