| Americans | ||||
| 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 % | ||
| Americans | 50% | 42% | 8% | |
| Registered Voters | 51% | 42% | 7% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 78% | 16% | 6% |
| Republican | 24% | 69% | 7% | |
| Independent | 45% | 48% | 7% | |
| Region | Northeast | 54% | 39% | 7% |
| Midwest | 59% | 37% | 4% | |
| South | 43% | 47% | 10% | |
| West | 51% | 41% | 9% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 49% | 42% | 8% |
| $50,000 or more | 55% | 40% | 5% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 49% | 41% | 10% |
| College graduate | 54% | 42% | 4% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 60% | 27% | 13% |
| 30 to 44 | 52% | 44% | 4% | |
| 45 to 59 | 47% | 47% | 6% | |
| 60 or older | 45% | 46% | 8% | |
| Gender | Men | 51% | 43% | 6% |
| Women | 50% | 40% | 10% | |
| Marist Poll National Residents "N=938 MOE +/- 3.2%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||