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 %
South Carolina Adults 23% 67% 9%
South Carolina Registered Voters 24% 67% 9%
South Carolina Potential Republican Electorate* 5% 91% 4%
Party Identification^ Democrat 50% 37% 13%
Republican 3% 94% 3%
Independent 20% 72% 9%
Tea Party Supporters^ 14% 85% 1%
Gender Men 23% 68% 9%
Women 23% 67% 10%
Age Under 45 30% 60% 10%
45 or older 18% 74% 8%
Age 18 to 29 36% 55% 10%
30 to 44 26% 64% 10%
45 to 59 20% 72% 8%
60 or older 16% 75% 9%
Race White 11% 82% 7%
Non-white 50% 35% 14%
Region Piedmont 20% 72% 8%
Midlands 28% 62% 10%
The Pee Dee 24% 67% 8%
Low Country 24% 65% 12%
Household Income Less than $75,000 25% 66% 9%
$75,000 or more 19% 75% 6%
Interview Type Landline 21% 70% 9%
Cell Phone 30% 60% 10%
NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Adults. Interviews conducted October 11th through 13th, 2011, N=2506 MOE +/- 2.0%.
^South Carolina Registered Voters: N=2131 MOE +/- 2.1%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
*The potential Republican electorate in South Carolina includes all Republicans, all Republican leaning independents and those who plan to vote in the Republican presidential primary.