National Adults
In general, thinking about the way things are going in the country, do you feel things are going in the right direction or that things are going in the wrong direction?
Right direction Wrong direction Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
National Adults 34% 58% 8%
Registered Voters 35% 58% 7%
Party ID Democrat 56% 37% 7%
Republican 17% 79% 5%
Independent 32% 62% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 83% 2%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 58% 39% 3%
Democrat women 54% 35% 11%
Republican men 22% 74% 4%
Republican women 12% 83% 5%
Independent men 33% 60% 7%
Independent women 32% 63% 5%
Political Party Liberal 53% 44% 3%
Moderate 42% 51% 8%
Conservative 22% 73% 5%
Region Northeast 31% 63% 6%
Midwest 38% 53% 9%
South 30% 63% 7%
West 39% 51% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 37% 54% 9%
$50,000 or more 36% 60% 5%
Education Not college graduate 34% 56% 10%
College graduate 33% 62% 5%
Age Under 45 41% 54% 6%
45 or older 30% 61% 10%
Age 18 to 29 47% 48% 5%
30 to 44 36% 58% 6%
45 to 59 33% 60% 7%
60 or older 26% 62% 12%
Race White 27% 66% 7%
Non-white 50% 42% 8%
Gender Men 36% 57% 7%
Women 32% 59% 9%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 66% 28% 7%
Disapprove 10% 86% 4%
Interview Type Landline 31% 59% 10%
Cell Phone 43% 55% 2%
December 2010 Marist Poll National Adults N=1029 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.