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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. |
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