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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. |
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