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Right track/wrong track | Harris Feel Good Index | Harris Alienation Index
See also: TIPP National Outlook Index

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

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Right Track/Wrong Track

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=1,017 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.      <Graphic>

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"In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"

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  Satisfied Dissatisfied Unsure
  % % %

5/8-11/08

 14 85 1

4/6-9/08

 15 83 1

3/6-9/08

 19 80 2

2/11-14/08

 20 78 2

1/4-6/08

 24 73 3

12/6-9/07

 27 70 3

11/11-14/07

 20 76 3

10/12-14/07

 26 72 2

10/4-7/07

 25 73 2

9/14-16/07

 28 71 2

8/13-16/07

 24 73 3

7/12-15/07

 27 71 3

6/11-14/07

 24 74 2

5/10-13/07

 25 73 2

4/2-5/07

 33 65 2

3/11-14/07

 30 68 2

2/1-4/07

 34 64 2

1/15-18/07

 35 63 2

12/11-14/06

 30 69 1

11/9-12/06

 31 67 2

11/2-5/06

 35 61 4
10/9-12/06 30 68 2

9/7-10/06

 32 67 2

8/7-10/06

 28 69 3

7/21-23/06

 33 65 2

7/6-9/06

 32 65 3

6/1-4/06

 30 67 2
5/8-11/06 25 72 3
4/10-13/06 27 71 2

3/13-16/06

 29 68 2

2/6-9/06

 35 62 3

1/20-22/06

 35 62 3

1/9-12/06

 36 61 3

12/19-22/05

 36 62 2

12/5-8/05

 35 62 3

11/17-20/05

 36 62 2

11/7-10/05

 31 66 3

10/24-26/05

 35 63 2

10/13-16/05

 31 68 1

9/26-28/05

 39 59 2

9/12-15/05

 34 65 1

8/22-25/05

 34 62 4

8/8-11/05

 37 60 3

7/25-28/05

 40 58 2

7/7-10/05

 42 57 1

6/16-19/05

 42 56 2

6/6-8/05

 38 60 2

5/23-26/05

 41 55 4

5/2-5/05

 39 58 3

4/4-7/05

 38 59 3

3/21-23/05

 38 59 3

3/7-10/05

 42 56 2

2/21-24/05

 45 52 3

2/7-10/05

 46 52 2
1/3-5/05 46 53 1
12/5-8/04 45 53 2
11/7-10/04 44 54 2

10/29-31/04

 44 53 3

10/11-14/04

 41 57 2
9/13-15/04 41 56 3
8/9-11/04 44 55 1
7/8-11/04 41 57 2

6/9-30/04

 45 53 2

6/3-6/04

 39 59 2

5/7-9/04

 37 62 1

5/2-4/04

 36 62 2

4/5-8/04

 41 57 2
3/8-11/04 39 60 1
2/9-12/04 45 54 1
1/12-15/04 46 53 1
1/2-5/04 55 43 2
12/11-14/03 50 48 2
11/3-5/03 44 54 2
10/6-8/03 41 57 2
9/8-10/03 40 58 2
8/4-6/03 46 52 2
7/7-9/03 50 48 2
6/12-15/03 47 51 2
5/5-7/03 54 45 1
4/7-9/03 55 41 4
3/22-23/03 60 38 2
3/3-5/03 36 61 3
2/17-19/03 39 58 3
2/3-6/03 40 58 2
1/13-16/03 42 56 2
12/5-8/02 46 51 3
11/11-14/02 48 48 4
10/31 - 11/3/02 48 47 5
10/3-6/02 47 49 4
9/5-8/02 47 51 2
8/5-8/02 47 50 3
7/26-28/02 48 49 3
7/22-24/02 49 47 4
7/9-11/02 49 48 3
6/3-6/02 52 44 4
5/6-9/02 56 40 4
4/8-11/02 61 37 2
3/4-7/02 61 37 2
2/4-6/02 61 37 2
1/7-9/02 65 32 3
12/6-9/01 70 28 2
11/8-11/01 65 33 2
10/11-14/01 67 29 4
9/14-15/01 61 36 3
9/7-10/01 43 55 2
8/16-19/01 48 49 3
7/19-22/01 51 46 3
6/11-17/01 51 46 3
5/10-14/01 46 50 4
4/6-8/01 50 47 3
3/5-7/01 53 44 3
2/1-4/01 51 45 4
1/10-14/01 56 41 3
12/2-4/00 51 46 3
11/13-15/00 58 41 1
10/6-9/00 62 36 2
8/29 - 9/5/00 59 38 3
8/18-19/00 63 33 4
7/14-16/00 61 35 4
6/22-25/00 56 39 5
5/18-21/00 55 42 3
4/3-9/00 59 37 4
2/25-27/00 65 32 3
1/7-10/00 69 28 3
9/23-26/99 52 45 3
8/24-26/99 62 35 3
6/11-13/99 55 42 3
5/23-24/99 51 46 3
4/26-27/99 51 45 4
4/13-14/99 58 39 3
2/12-13/99 71 26 3
1/15-17/99 70 28 2
12/28-29/98 50 48 2
10/29 - 11/1/98 60 34 6
8/21-23/98 63 34 3
8/10-12/98 60 36 4
5/8-10/98 59 36 5
4/17-19/98 58 38 4
2/20-22/98 64 32 4
2/13-15/98 59 37 4

1/30-2/1/98

 63 35 2
12/18-21/97 50 46 4

8/22-25/97

 50 48 2

5/6-7/97

 46 51 3
1/10-13/97 50 47 3
11/2-6/94 30 66 4

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. May 1-8, 2008. N=1,986 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.

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"Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or are they seriously off on the wrong track?"

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Right
Direction

Wrong
Track

Unsure

%

%

%
5/1-8/08 RV 15 77 8
2/21-25/08 26 63 11
10/19-22/07 RV 23 66 11
6/7-10/07 24 69 7
4/5-9/07 25 66 9
1/13-16/07 31 61 8
12/8-11/06 28 62 10
9/16-19/06 31 61 8
7/28 - 8/1/06 31 63 6
6/24-27/06 30 63 7