USA Residents
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 %
USA Residents 41% 53% 6%
Registered Voters 41% 54% 5%
Party ID Democrat 64% 30% 6%
Republican 23% 73% 4%
Independent 34% 62% 4%
Tea Party Supporters 25% 73% 1%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 61% 32% 7%
Democrat women 66% 28% 6%
Republican men 26% 73% 1%
Republican women 19% 73% 8%
Independent men 31% 64% 5%
Independent women 39% 59% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal 58% 38% 4%
Moderate 47% 48% 5%
Conservative 30% 67% 4%
Region Northeast 42% 53% 5%
Midwest 43% 51% 6%
South 39% 55% 6%
West 41% 52% 6%
Household Income Less than $50,000 42% 53% 5%
$50,000 or more 42% 53% 5%
Education Not college graduate 40% 54% 7%
College graduate 44% 52% 4%
Age Under 45 44% 49% 7%
45 or older 39% 56% 5%
Age 18 to 29 52% 41% 7%
30 to 44 37% 56% 6%
45 to 59 43% 55% 3%
60 or older 35% 58% 8%
Race White 33% 61% 6%
Non-white 59% 36% 5%
Gender Men 39% 57% 5%
Women 44% 50% 6%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 71% 24% 5%
Disapprove 14% 82% 4%
Interview Type Landline 40% 55% 5%
Cell Phone 46% 47% 7%
November 23, 2010 Marist Poll National Residents "N=1020 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.