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 43% 53% 4%
Registered Voters 42% 55% 4%
Party Identification^ Democrat 77% 19% 4%
Republican 12% 86% 2%
Independent 35% 60% 5%
Tea Party Supporters^ 14% 85% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 3% 96% 1%
Support Tea Party 20% 80% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 55% 40% 5%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 68% 27% 5%
Moderate 52% 44% 4%
Conservative 20% 77% 3%
Very conservative 18% 81% 1%
Political Ideology^ Liberal 68% 27% 5%
Moderate 52% 44% 4%
Conservative 19% 78% 2%
Region Northeast 51% 45% 4%
Midwest 38% 57% 5%
South 41% 56% 3%
West 43% 51% 6%
Income Less $50,000 41% 52% 7%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 47% 52% 2%
$100,000 or more 45% 54% 1%
Education Not college graduate 40% 55% 5%
College graduate 47% 49% 4%
Age Under 45 42% 54% 4%
45 or older 44% 52% 5%
Age 18 to 29 47% 48% 6%
30 to 44 37% 61% 2%
45 to 59 45% 51% 4%
60 or older 42% 53% 5%
Race White 35% 62% 4%
African American 84% 13% 3%
Latino 48% 48% 5%
Gender Men 42% 53% 5%
Women 43% 53% 4%
Evangelical Christians 37% 59% 4%
Interview Type Landline 43% 53% 4%
Cell Phone 42% 53% 6%
McClatchy-Marist Poll National Adults: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=1080 MOE +/- 3.0 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
^National Registered Voters: N=846 MOE +/- 3.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.