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   Direction of the Country

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

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Dec. 6-8, 2008. N=1,000 adults 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

%

%

%
12/6-8/08 23 64 13
10/10-13/08 10 84 6
9/19-22/08 13 79 8
8/15-18/08 18 76 6
6/19-23/08 RV 13 78 9
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
4/8-11/06 26 65 9
2/25 - 3/1/06 30 64 6
1/22-25/06 32 61 7
1/15-17/05 40 48 12
9/25-28/04 LV 42 53 5
8/21-24/04 RV 40 52 8
7/17-21/04 RV 39 54 7
6/5-8/04 RV 34 58 8
3/27-30/04 36 55 9
4/2-3/03 57 33 10
1/30 - 2/2/03 39 50 11
12/12-15/02 44 47 9
8/22-25/02 45 45 10
1/31 - 2/3/02 65 26 9
11/10-13/01 65 22 13
9/13-14/01 60 28 12
4/21-26/01 44 43 13
3/3-5/01 49 40 11
11/13-18/99 42 47 11
3/25/99 43 48 9
2/27-28/99 45 42 13
2/12/99 49 42 9
1/27-29/99 53 37 10
9/13/98 56 38 6
8/18-19/98 53 39 8
1/29-31/98 53 38 9
1/23-24/98 45 44 11
9/97 42 47 11
2/97 41 51 8

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 5-8, 2008. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
 RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.

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"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?"

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Right
Direction		 Wrong
Track		 Mixed
(vol.)		 Unsure
% % % %
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
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