Editor’s note: How is Mexico performing under President Claudia Sheinbaum? The August 2026 MND Sheinbaum Index™ offers a data-driven assessment beyond the approval polls, with an overall score of 67.9—down 1.4 points from July, but still the second-highest reading to date. A slower pace of homicide reduction and weaker employment indicators weighed on the results, while inflation and labor poverty remained the index’s strongest pillars. This edition examines the gains, the pressure points and what to watch next, providing a broader picture of conditions in Mexico under Sheinbaum’s leadership—not all of which are within the president’s direct control.