What is the future of economic voting? In this “think piece”, we begin with a literature-based assessment of economic voting across democracies to establish a baseline from which to peer into the future. As we look to the future, we consider how critical economic events and trends could affect this relationship through the economic, social, and political contexts in which elections take place. We examine how the pandemic, climate change, migration, inequality, polarization, and party fragmentation might impact the relationship between the economy and government support. Will voters be more likely to attribute responsibility to the government and thus strengthen the relationship between the economy and election results? Or, will the economy-vote link deteriorate as attributions to individual citizen actions increase or as a result of international conditions that are beyond the control of national politicians? The answer depends on which event/trend we consider and the complexity of how these changes interact. With this theory-driven piece, we hope to set the stage for the next generation of research on economic voting.