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 44% 44% 12%
Registered Voters 44% 44% 12%
Party ID Democrat 66% 23% 11%
Republican 17% 75% 8%
Independent 39% 45% 16%
Region Northeast 48% 43% 9%
Midwest 43% 44% 13%
South 40% 47% 12%
West 48% 40% 13%
Income less $50,000 46% 43% 11%
$50,000-$99,999 41% 44% 15%
$100,000 or more 44% 51% 5%
Household Income Less than $50,000 46% 43% 11%
$50,000 or more 42% 47% 12%
Education Not college graduate 42% 46% 12%
College graduate 47% 42% 11%
Race White 41% 50% 10%
African American 66% 22% 12%
Latino 46% 39% 15%
Age 18 to 29 49% 42% 9%
30 to 44 40% 45% 15%
45 to 59 46% 45% 9%
60 or older 43% 46% 11%
Age Under 45 44% 43% 12%
45 or older 44% 45% 10%
Gender Men 43% 46% 11%
Women 45% 42% 13%
Marist Poll National Residents "N=1204 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.