| 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 | 50% | 40% | 10% | |
| Registered Voters | 50% | 40% | 11% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 83% | 12% | 6% |
| Republican | 17% | 72% | 11% | |
| Independent | 45% | 40% | 15% | |
| Region | Northeast | 62% | 30% | 8% |
| Midwest | 52% | 39% | 9% | |
| South | 40% | 46% | 14% | |
| West | 52% | 40% | 8% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 51% | 36% | 12% |
| $50,000 or more | 53% | 39% | 8% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 50% | 40% | 11% |
| College graduate | 50% | 41% | 8% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 47% | 37% | 17% |
| 30 to 44 | 51% | 39% | 10% | |
| 45 to 59 | 53% | 38% | 10% | |
| 60 or older | 48% | 44% | 8% | |
| Gender | Men | 45% | 46% | 9% |
| Women | 54% | 35% | 11% | |
| Marist Poll National Residents "N=1142 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||