Event attendance drop

Has any other groups on here noticed a drop in event ticket sales? We have our annual fundraiser coming up and typically have no issues selling out but are way below typical this year. Multiple tables have not picked up and there is more silence that normal around the event. We are in the housing sector and there is a lot of political shifts swirling about and wondering if that and the economy are really taking a toll on ticket sales. People maybe just exhausted mentally and distracted?