It’s a good bet the election is weighing on California’s collective financial psyche.

Is it just political uncertainty? Or considering weakness in housing and auto sales this summer, are do skittish Californians worry about the bigger picture, too?

Just look at tempered results from five different polls. These confidence measurements come as the state weighs an election that will mean everything from a new governor to congressional changes that could impact President Donald Trump’s ability to manage economic policy as he sees fit.

Try figuring out how all of that will impact the California business climate!

1. According to the Conference Board, its polling shows statewide confidence rose in October but is still below year-ago levels and the Trump-era high.

The overall index was 118.9 for October vs. 103.6 the previous month and 124 a year ago. Since Trump’s election, the index peak was 133.3 in August 2018.

The index found Californian consumers’ view of current conditions are up sharply: The subindex was 163.9 for October, up from 137.2 the previous month and 151.9 a year ago. The subindex tracking California consumers’ view of the future showed some restraint: 88.8 for October, up from 81.2 the previous month but down from 105.5 a year ago.

2. Statewide polling by the Public Policy Institute of California showed fewer Californians with a rosy economic outlook.

In October, PPIC pollsters found 48 percent of Californians polled seeing “good times head” during the next 12 months. That was down from 53 percent the month before and 51 percent in September 2017.

The last time the PPIC found fewer optimists was October 2016 — just before Trump was elected.

3. Orange County consumers are skittish, according to the Chapman-CMC Orange County Consumer Sentiment Index.

This benchmark, from a poll of local consumers, fell in the third quarter to 97.05 from 100.25 in the previous quarter. Depressed results were found in five of the seven topics tracked although “respondents remain bullish about future job prospects.”

“Higher interest rates are making it more expensive for consumers to purchase homes and buy durable goods like cars and refrigerators,” said Chapman University professor Marc Weidenmier. “Consumers will start to postpone purchases of these items as interest rates continue to back up.”

4. Local business executives are antsy, too, but not nearly as consumers.

Look at the Orange County Business Expectations survey conducted by Cal State Fullerton. The poll’s confidence index for the fourth quarter was 96.2 — down from the previous quarter’s 98.1 but up from the year-ago reading of 88.2.

“The business leaders of Orange County are still optimistic even though their enthusiasm has moderated slightly,” this study noted.

5. For the Inland Empire, a business-executive confidence poll shows long-running but softening optimism.

Cal State San Bernardino’s Institute of Applied Research found 33 percent of local executives predicting a stronger local economy vs. 7 percent who see a weaker one coming. A year ago, 46 percent saw better times ahead vs. 11 percent seeing a downturn coming.

The institute’s Inland Empire Purchasing Managers’ Index was 61.3 for October, up from 56.3 for September. The index has been above 50 — signaling growth ahead — for 22 consecutive months.

The results, the report said, are “indicating sustained growth for both the manufacturing sector and the overall local economy.”