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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 22-24, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.
RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.

.

"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are off on the wrong track?"

.

Right
direction
Wrong
track
Mixed (vol.) Unsure
% % % %
1/22-24/12 30 61 5 4
12/7-11/11 22 69 6 3
11/2-5/11 19 73 5 3
10/6-10/11 17 74 5 4
8/27-31/11 19 73 5 3
7/14-17/11 25 67 5 3
6/9-13/11 29 62 6 3
5/5-7/11 36 50 10 4
5/5-7/11 36 50 10 4
3/31 - 4/4/11 28 63 6 3
2/24-28/11 31 60 6 3
1/13-17/11 35 56 5 4
12/9-13/10 28 63 6 3
11/11-15/10 32 58 6 4
10/28-30/10 RV 31 60 5 4
10/14-18/10 RV 32 59 6 3
9/22-26/10 32 59 5 4
8/26-30/10 30 61 6 3
8/5-9/10 32 58 6 4
6/17-21/10 29 62 5 4
5/6-10/10 34 56 6 4
3/11, 13-14/10 33 59 5 3
1/23-25/10 32 58 7 3
1/10-14/10 34 54 10 2
12/11-14/09 33 55 10 2
10/22-25/09 36 52 9 3
9/17-20/09 39 48 10 3
7/24-27/09 39 49 9 3
6/12-15/09 42 46 9 3
4/23-26/09 43 43 10 4
2/26 - 3/1/09 41 44 9 6
1/9-12/09 26 59 9 6
12/5-8/08 26 60 10 4
11/1-2/08 LV 11 76 10 3
10/17-20/08 RV 12 78 7 3
10/4-5/08 RV 12 77 9 2
9/19-22/08 RV 16 73 9 2
8/15-18/08 RV 18 67 12 3
7/18-21/08 RV 13 74 10 3
6/6-9/08 RV 16 71 11 2
4/25-28/08 RV 15 73 10 2
3/7-10/08 RV 20 66 11 3
1/20-22/08 19 68 10 3
12/14-17/07 22 63 13 2
11/1-5/07 21 67 9 3
9/7-10/07 25 63 9 3
7/27-30/07 19 67 11 3
6/8-11/07 19 68 11 2
4/20-23/07 22 66 12 -
3/2-5/07 25 58 14 3
1/17-20/07 28 57 13 2
12/8-11/06 28 58 11 3
10/28-30/06 RV 29 56 13 2
10/13-16/06 RV 26 61 11 2
9/30 - 10/2/06 RV 29 58 11 2
9/8-11/06 RV 31 54 12 3
7/21-24/06 27 60 11 2
6/9-12/06 27 61 10 2
4/21-24/06 24 67 7 2
3/10-13/06 26 62 9 3
1/26-29/06 31 57 10 2
12/9-12/05 30 59 8 3
11/4-7/05 26 63 8 3
10/8-10/05 28 59 10 3
9/9-12/05 32 57 8 3
7/8-11/05 34 52 12 2
5/12-16/05 35 52 10 3
3/31 - 4/3/05 34 51 12 3
2/10-14/05 42 48 8 2
1/13-17/05 40 47 10 3
12/9-13/04 41 46 11 2
10/29-31/04 LV 41 47 11 1
10/16-18/04 RV 39 48 10 3
9/17-19/04 RV 39 49 10 2
8/23-25/04 RV 36 50 12 2

7/19-21/04 RV

36 48 14 2
6/25-28/04 RV 36 48 14 2
5/1-3/04 RV 33 50 14 3
3/6-8/04 RV 43 49 4 4
1/04 47 43 6 4
12/14/03 56 30 9 5
12/13/03 41 48 8 3
11/03 43 47 6 3
9/03 38 50 8 4
7/03 42 44 9 4
5/03 49 38 8 5
4/03 62 22 13 3
1/03 36 47 14 3
12/02 43 42 13 2

10/02 RV

44 42 14 -
9/02 42 43 12 3
7/02 40 42 14 4
6/02 52 31 14 3
4/02 53 28 15 4
1/02 62 20 14 4
12/01 70 15 12 3
9/01 72 11 11 6
6/01 43 39 14 4
4/01 47 39 11 3
3/01 52 32 11 5
1/01 45 36 15 4
12/00 39 43 14 4
10/00 RV 48 32 18 2
9/00 RV 51 29 16 4
7/27-28/00 RV 48 32 17 3
6/14-18/00 RV 44 38 15 3
4/29 - 5/1/00 RV 44 34 19 3
3/2-5/00 47 35 15 3
1/25-26/00 55 28 15 2
12/9-12/99 49 34 15 2
10/23-25/99 46 37 14 3
9/9-12/99 43 41 13 3
7/24-26/99 50 32 15 3
6/16-19/99 42 41 14 3
4/17-19/99 46 40 11 3
3/4-7/99 54 33 10 3
1/16-18/99 49 38 10 3
12/3-6/98 47 38 12 3
10/24-27/98 RV 55 31 12 2
9/10-13/98 51 35 11 3
7/25-27/98 45 39 13 3
6/18-21/98 45 39 13 3
4/18-20/98 50 35 12 3
2/26 - 3/1/98 53 32 12 3
1/17-19/98 47 34 16 3
12/4-8/97 48 35 13 4
10/25-28/97 44 39 14 3
9/11-15/97 48 36 12 4
7/26-28/97 44 40 12 4
3/1-5/96 29 54 12 5
1/12-16/96 25 54 14 7
12/1-5/95 30 50 14 6

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,154 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?"

.

Right direction Wrong track Unsure    
% % %    

1/12-17/12

29 66 5    

1/4-8/12

29 65 6    

12/14-18/11

25 69 6    

12/5-7/11

21 75 4    

11/11

15 76 9    

10/19-24/11

21 74 5    

9/28 - 10/2/11

19 73 8    

9/10-15/11

23 72 5    

7/22-24/11

22 70 8    

6/24-28/11

28 63 9    

6/3-7/11

31 60 9    

4/15-20/11

26 70 4    

3/18-21/11

30 64 6    

2/11-14/11

36 58 6    

1/15-19/11

32 64 4    

11/7-10/10

29 62 9    

10/21-26/10

34 61 5    

10/1-5/10

32 63 5    

9/10-14/10

33 60 7    

6/16-20/10

32 60 8    

5/20-24/10

32 61 7    

5/4-5/10

33 58 9    

4/5-12/10

34 59 7    

2/5-10/10

33 62 5    

1/14-17/10

36 55 9    

12/4-8/09

37 56 7    

9/19-23/09

41 53 6    

7/24-28/09

42 49 9    

7/9-12/09

35 57 8    

6/12-16/09

44 50 6    

5/6-12/09

45 48 7    

4/22-26/09

41 50 9    

4/1-5/09

39 53 8    

3/12-16/09

35 57 8    

2/2-4/09

23 68 9    

1/11-15/09

15 79 6    

12/4-8/08

12 83 5    

10/25-29/08

11 85 4    

10/19-22/08

11 85 4    

10/10-13/08

7 89 4    

9/12-16/08

14 81 5    

7/7-14/08

14 81 5    

5/30 - 6/3/08

14 83 3    

3/28 - 4/2/08

14 81 5    

1/9-12/08

19 75 6    

12/5-9/07

21 71 8    

9/4-8/07

24 71 4    

7/9-17/07

22 72 6    

6/26-28/07

19 75 6    

5/18-23/07

24 72 4    

3/7-11/07

25 69 6    

2/23-27/07

23 68 9    

2/8-11/07

26 68 6    

1/18-21/07

26 69 5    

1/1-3/07

27 68 5    

12/8-10/06

24 70 6    

10/27-31/06

29 64 7    

8/17-21/06

29 67 4    

7/21-25/06

28 66 6    

6/10-11/06

27 69 4    

4/28-30/06

24 71 5    

3/9-12/06

28 66 6    

1/20-25/06

32 61 7    

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

.

"Do you think things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?" Options rotated

.

Right
direction
Wrong
track
Unsure    
% % %    

1/12-15/12

30 68 2    

10/31 - 11/3/11

22 74 3    

8/29 - 9/1/11

20 77 3    

6/2-5/11

32 66 2    

1/13-16/11

38 60 3    

12/9-12/10

31 67 2    

6/3-6/10

37 60 3    

3/23-26/10

38 60 2    

1/12-15/10

37 62 1    

11/12-15/09

44 55 2    

10/15-18/09

44 54 2    

8/13-17/09

44 55 1    

6/18-21/09

47 50 3    

4/21-24/09

50 48 2    

3/26-29/09

42 57 1    

2/19-22/09

31 67 2    

1/13-16/09

19 78 3    

12/11-14/08

15 82 3    

 

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Jan. 12-14, 2012. N=906 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

.

"How satisfied are you with the way things are going in the country today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied?"

.

Very
satisfied
Somewhat
satisfied
Not very
satisfied
Not at all
satisfied
Unsure
% % % % %

1/12-14/12

4 30 31 34 -

10/23-25/11

3 21 35 41 1

4/25-27/11

2 28 35 34 1

.

1/18-19/11

3 34 35 26 1

10/26-28/10

3 30 32 33 1

9/1-2/10

3 29 32 36 -

6/8-9/10

2 33 30 35 1

1/12-13/10

2 33 37 27 -

8/11-12/09

6 32 32 29 2

4/22-23/09

16 30 26 27 1

1/13-14/09

3 17 35 44 1

 

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 5-9, 2012. N=1,046 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. Margin of error ± 3.2.   6/10 & earlier: Ipsos/McClatchy Poll.

.

"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"

.

Right direction Wrong track Unsure    
% % %    

1/5-9/12

32 63 5    

12/8-12/11

27 69 5    

10/31 - 11/3/11

25 70 5    

10/6-10/11

21 74 5    

9/8-12/11

25 68 7    

8/4-8/11

21 73 5    

7/8-11/11

31 63 6    

6/3-6/11

35 60 5    

5/5-9/11

38 56 6    

4/7-10/11

25 69 6    

3/3-6/11

31 64 5    

2/4-7/11

38 57 5    

1/7-10/11

36 59 6    

12/2-5/10

29 62 9    

10/28-31/10

33 62 5    

10/7-11/10

31 63 6    

9/16-19/10

33 61 5    

8/19-22/10

31 62 7    

7/22-25/10

34 60 6    

.

6/10-13/10

33 61 6    

5/6-9/10

34 60 6    

4/1-5/10

40 54 5    

2/26-28/10

34 60 6    

1/28-31/10

37 57 5    

1/7-11/10

39 55 6    

12/3-6/09

36 60 4    

10/29 - 11/1/09

38 57 4    

10/1-5/09

40 56 5    

8/27-31/09

40 54 6    

7/30 - 8/3/09

46 48 6    

7/9-13/09

40 54 6    

6/4-8/09

52 42 6    

4/30 - 5/3/09

55 38 7    

4/2-6/09

45 48 7    

3/5-9/09

44 48 8    

2/6-9/09

42 50 8    

11/6-9/08

32 64 4    

10/2-6/08

21 73 6    

9/5-9/08

33 64 3    

 

Gallup Poll. Jan. 5-8, 2012. N=1,011 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

.

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

.

  Satisfied Dissatisfied Unsure
  % % %

1/5-8/12

18 80 2

12/15-18/11

15 84 1

11/28 - 12/1/11

14 86 1

11/3-6/11

12 86 2

10/6-9/11

13 85 2

9/8-11/11

11 88 1

8/11-14/11

11 88 1

7/7-10/11

16 81 2

6/9-12/11

20 78 2

5/5-8/11

26 72 2

4/20-23/11

22 75 3

4/7-11/11

19 78 3

3/3-6/11

18 80 2

2/2-5/11

23 75 2

1/7-9/11

19 78 3

12/10-12/10

17 81 2

11/4-7/10

19 79 1

10/28-31/10

22 75 3

10/7-10/10

21 77 2

9/13-16/10

19 79 1

8/27-30/10

20 78 2

8/5-8/10

21 77 2

7/8-11/10

21 76 3

6/11-13/10

23 75 1

5/24-25/10

25 73 2

5/3-6/10

24 74 2

4/8-11/10

27 71 2

3/26-28/10

23 75 2

3/4-7/10

19 79 2

2/1-3/10

21 77 2

1/8-10/10

23 76 2

12/11-13/09

25 73 2

11/5-8/09

24 74 1

10/16-19/09

26 72 2

10/1-4/09

26 71 3

8/31 - 9/2/09

29 70 1

12/4-7/08

10 88 2

11/13-16/08

11 87 2

11/7-9/08

13 84 3

10/31 - 11/2/08

13 85 2

10/10-12/08

7 91 1

10/3-5/08

9 90 1

9/8-11/08

21 77 2

8/21-23/08

18 81 1

8/7-10/08

17 80 3

7/10-13/08

17 81 2

6/9-12/08

14 84 2

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

 

CNN/ORC Poll. Dec. 16-18, 2011. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"How well are things going in the country today: very well, fairly well, pretty badly or very badly?"

.

Very well Fairly well Pretty badly Very badly Unsure
% % % % %

12/16-18/11

2 28 49 21 -

11/11-13/11

2 23 46 28 1

8/24-25/11

2 26 46 27 -

8/5-7/11

1 23 47 28 -

5/24-26/11

3 36 39 21 -

3/18-20/11

2 34 42 21 -

1/21-23/11

5 38 39 17 -

12/17-19/10

1 28 45 26 -

10/27-30/10

3 22 48 27 -

9/21-23/10

2 27 44 26 -

8/6-10/10

3 28 43 26 -

6/16/10

2 25 45 28 -

3/19-21/10

3 29 41 26 -

1/22-24/10

4 28 45 22 -

12/2-3/09

3 31 42 24 -

10/30 - 11/1/09

3 34 41 22 -

8/28-31/09

2 28 46 23 1

5/14-17/09

3 25 45 26 -

4/3-5/09

3 20 51 26 -

2/18-19/09

3 18 47 32 -

12/1-2/08

2 18 39 40 -

11/6-9/08

2 14 45 38 -

10/17-19/08

3 22 42 33 -

10/3-5/08

3 17 45 35 -

8/23-24/08

3 28 35 34 -

7/27-29/08

3 21 47 29 -

4/28-30/08

4 26 35 35 1

11/2-4/07

8 34 35 23 -

4/10-12/07

8 40 34 17 1

1/11/07

8 49 30 12 1

11/3-5/06

9 42 30 18 1

10/6-8/06

12 37 30 19 2

9/29 - 10/2/06

8 43 26 23 -

8/30 - 9/2/06

9 37 29 25 -

8/2-3/06

8 47 29 15 1
5/5-7/06 8 38 33 20 1

 

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Dec. 8-12, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4. Trend includes surveys conducted with CNBC.

.

"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction or in the wrong direction?"

.

Right direction Wrong direction Unsure    
% % %    

12/8-12/11

26 70 4    

10/13-17/11

24 72 5    

8/18-22/11

21 75 4    

6/16-20/11

33 63 4    

5/5-9/11

45 52 3    

3/24-28/11

35 62 3    

1/5-10/11

37 57 7    

11/18-22/10

35 61 4    

11/3-8/10

37 58 5    

10/13-18/10

38 59 4    

9/8-13/10

40 57 2    

8/11-16/10

35 60 5    

6/9-14/10

37 60 2    

5/7-11/10

35 59 5    

4/7-12/10

41 57 2    

3/3-8/10

38 56 5    

1/12-17/10

44 50 6    

12/10-14/09

46 50 6    

11/5-9/09

38 56 6    

10/1-5/09

41 51 8    

9/3-8/09

37 57 7    

7/16-20/09

40 54 7    

5/28 - 6/1/09

48 46 6    

4/16-20/09

48 44 8    

2/12-17/09

40 49 11    

1/9-14/09

35 54 11    

12/3-8/08

32 60 8    

11/6-10/08

36 56 8    

10/16-20/08

17 78 6    

9/5-10/08

26 70 4    

 

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll conducted by FTI Consulting. Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2011. N=1,200 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.8.

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"Do you feel that the country, in general, is headed in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"

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Right direction Wrong track Neither (vol.) Unsure  
% % % %  

11/30 - 12/4/11

20 70 5 5  

9/28 - 10/2/11

20 70 4 6  

5/18-22/11

28 58 4 10  

3/4-8/11

26 60 6 8  

11/29 - 12/1/10

30 60 4 6  

8/27-30/10

27 62 6 4  

4/22-26/10

34 54 4 8  

1/3-7/10

34 55 4 6  

9/24-28/09

38 50 4 8  

7/5-12/09

38 50 3 9  

4/8-14/09

47 42 2 9  

 

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Nov. 8-10, 2011. N=1,026 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
6/10 & earlier: Marist College Marist Poll.

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"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?"

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Right
direction
Wrong
direction
Unsure    
% % %    

11/8-10/11

25 70 4    

9/13-14/11

22 73 5    

8/2-4/11

21 70 10    

6/15-23/11

32 59 9    

4/10-14/11

31 64 5    

1/6-10/11

41 47 12    

12/2-8/10

34 58 8    

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6/17-24/10

37 56 7    

3/25-26 & 29/10

43 53 4    

12/2, 3 & 7/09

46 46 8    

10/7, 8 & 12/09

47 47 6