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 %
New Hampshire Adults 19% 73% 8%
New Hampshire Registered Voters 19% 74% 7%
New Hampshire Potential Republican Electorate* 7% 90% 3%
Party Registration^ Democrat 35% 56% 9%
Republican 5% 91% 4%
Independent 19% 73% 8%
Tea Party Supporters^ 6% 92% 2%
Gender Men 18% 75% 7%
Women 20% 71% 9%
Age Under 45 24% 66% 10%
45 or older 15% 78% 7%
Age 18 to 29 34% 54% 11%
30 to 44 17% 74% 9%
45 to 59 14% 81% 5%
60 or older 16% 75% 9%
Race White 19% 73% 8%
Non-white 21% 66% 13%
Region Hillsborough 15% 79% 6%
Rockingham 18% 73% 9%
Northern Counties 19% 71% 10%
Southern Counties 24% 68% 8%
Household Income Less than $75,000 21% 71% 8%
$75,000 or more 17% 78% 5%
Interview Type Landline 17% 76% 7%
Cell Phone 25% 64% 12%
NBC News/Marist Poll New Hampshire Adults. Interviews conducted October 3rd through 5th, 2011, N=2505 MOE +/- 2.0%.
^New Hampshire Registered Voters: N=2218 MOE +/- 2.1%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
*The potential Republican electorate in New Hampshire includes all Republicans and those independents planning to vote in the Republican presidential primary.