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Gallup Poll. Nov. 9-Dec. 2, 2022. N=1,020 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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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
		%	%	%
	11/9 - 12/2/22	22	76	1
	10/3-20/22	17	81	2
	9/1-16/22	21	79	1
	8/1-23/22	17	82	1
	7/5-26/22	13	86	1
	6/1-20/22	13	87	-
	5/2-22/22	16	83	1
	4/1-19/22	22	77	1
	3/1-18/22	24	75	1
	2/1-17/22	21	78	1
	1/3-16/22	17	82	1
	12/1-16/21	21	79	1
	11/1-16/21	24	75	1
	10/1-19/21	23	75	1
	9/1-17/21	24	75	1
	8/2-17/21	23	77	1
	7/6-21/21	30	69	1
	6/1-18/21	35	63	1
	5/3-18/21	36	62	2
	4/1-21/21	34	65	1
	3/1-15/21	32	67	1
	2/3-18/21	27	71	1
	1/4-15/21	11	88	1
	12/1-17/20	16	83	1
	11/5-19/20	21	76	2
	10/16-27/20	28	71	2
	9/30 - 10/15/20	19	80	2
	8/31 - 9/13/20	14	85	2
	7/30 - 8/12/20	13	84	3
	7/1-23/20	13	86	1
	5/28 - 6/4/20	20	78	2
	5/1-13/20	32	66	2
	4/1-14/20	30	68	2
	3/2-13/20	42	57	1
	2/3-16/20	45	55	-
	1/2-15/20	41	58	1
	12/2-15/19	36	62	1
	11/1-14/19	35	64	1
	10/1-13/19	28	70	2
	9/3-15/19	33	66	1
	8/1-14/19	32	67	1
	7/1-12/19	36	62	2
	6/3-16/19	32	66	1
	5/1-12/19	36	63	1
	4/1-9/19	31	67	2
	3/1-10/19	33	65	2
	2/1-10/19	29	69	2
	1/2-10/19	26	72	2
	12/3-12/18	31	66	3
	11/1-11/18	35	62	3
	10/15-28/18	33	65	2
	10/1-10/18	38	59	3
	9/4-12/18	37	61	2
	8/1-12/18	36	63	1
	7/1-11/18	35	62	2
	6/1-13/18	38	60	2
	5/1-10/18	37	62	2
	4/2-11/18	29	69	2
	3/1-8/18	28	68	4
	2/1-10/18	36	63	2
	1/2-7/18	29	69	2
	12/4-11/17	29	67	4
	11/2-8/17	25	72	3
	10/5-11/17	21	75	3
	9/6-10/17	25	73	2
	8/2-6/17	28	70	2
	7/5-9/17	27	71	3
	6/7-11/17	24	73	3
	5/3-7/17	31	66	3
	4/5-9/17	32	66	2
	3/1-5/17	29	69	3
	2/1-5/17	30	68	2
	1/4-8/17	26	72	2
	12/7-11/16	27	71	2
	11/9-13/16	27	70	3
	11/1-6/16	37	62	1
	10/5-9/16	28	70	2
	9/7-11/16	29	70	1
	8/3-7/16	27	72	1
	7/13-17/16	17	82	2
	6/1-5/16	29	69	2
	5/4-8/16	28	69	3
	4/6-10/16	26	71	3
	3/2-6/16	27	71	2
	2/3-7/16	27	71	1
	1/6-10/16	23	76	1
	12/2-6/15	20	79	1
	11/4-8/15	27	71	2
	10/7-11/15	25	72	3
	9/9-13/15	29	70	1
	8/5-9/15	26	72	1
	7/8-12/15	30	68	2
	6/2-7/15	28	71	1
	5/6-10/15	26	72	2
	4/9-12/15	28	70	1
	3/5-8/15	31	67	2
	2/8-11/15	32	66	1
	1/5-8/15	32	66	2
	12/8-11/14	23	76	2
	11/6-9/14	20	77	3
	10/29 - 11/2/14	27	70	3
	10/12-15/14	21	77	2
	9/4-7/14	23	76	2
	8/7-10/14	22	76	2
	7/7-10/14	24	73	3
	6/5-8/14	23	74	3
	5/8-11/14	25	74	2
	4/3-6/14	24	74	2
	3/6-9/14	25	73	2
	2/6-9/14	22	77	2
	1/5-8/14	23	75	2
	12/5-8/13	23	76	1
	11/7-10/13	20	78	3
	10/3-6/13	16	82	2
	9/5-8/13	23	75	2
	8/7-11/13	22	75	2
	7/10-14/13	28	68	3
	6/1-4/13	27	71	2
	5/2-7/13	24	74	2
	4/4-14/13	30	67	3
	3/7-10/13	21	77	2
	2/7-10/13	27	72	2
	1/7-10/13	25	71	4
	12/14-17/12	23	72	5
	11/15-18/12	31	68	1
	11/3-4/12	33	64	2
	10/15-16/12	30	68	2
	9/6-9/12	30	68	2
	8/20-22/12	25	73	2
	8/9-12/12	23	75	2
	7/9-12/12	28	69	3
	6/7-10/12	20	77	2
	5/3-6/12	24	74	2
	4/9-12/12	24	74	2
	3/8-11/12	26	72	2
	2/2-5/12	22	77	1
	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

Marist Poll. Nov. 14-16, 2022. N=1,296 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.3. Trend includes NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll and McClatchy-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?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong direction	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/14-16/22	29	67	4
	2/15-21/22	30	67	3
	10/3-8/19	35	57	7
	2/5-11/19	36	57	7
	2/5-7/18	37	57	6
	1/8-10/18	35	57	9
	12/4-7/17	30	64	6
	11/13-15/17	33	59	8
	11/6-9/17	29	66	6
	10/15-17/17	30	64	6
	9/25-27/17	27	65	8
	8/8-12/17	33	62	5
	6/21-25/17	31	61	8
	4/11-12/17	35	57	8
	3/22-27/17	34	59	7
	12/1-9/16	31	62	6
	11/1-3/16	33	59	8
	9/15-20/16	34	59	6
	8/1-3/16	34	59	7
	7/5-9/16	25	68	7
	3/29-31/16	27	68	5
	10/29 - 11/4/15	36	59	6
	7/22-28/15	34	60	6
	3/1-4/15	36	59	4
	12/3-9/14	31	64	6
	9/24-29/14	35	61	4
	8/4-7/14	28	64	8
	7/15-18/13	30	60	11
	3/25-27/13	38	58	4
	3/4-7/13	35	60	5
	12/4-6/12	40	55	5
	3/20-22/12	43	53	4
	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
	8/3-6/09	50	42	8
	6/1-3/09	50	40	10
	4/21-23/09	44	44	12

NBC News Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Nov. 3-5, 2022. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results are among all adults. Trend includes polls co-sponsored by The Wall Street Journal.
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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 things are off on the wrong track?"
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		Right direction	Wrong track	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/3-5/22 RV	21	72	3	4
	10/14-18/22 RV	20	71	5	4
	9/9-13/22 RV	27	68	3	2
	8/12-16/22 RV	21	74	2	3
	5/5-7 & 9-10/22	16	75	4	5
	3/18-22/22	22	71	4	3
	1/14-18/22	22	72	3	3
	10/23-26/21	22	71	4	3
	8/14-17/21	29	63	4	4
	4/17-20/21	36	56	4	4
	1/10-13/21 RV	21	73	3	3
	10/29-31/20 RV	31	60	4	5
	10/9-12/20 RV	29	62	5	4
	7/9-12/20 RV	19	72	5	4
	3/11-13/20 RV	37	56	4	3
	12/14-17/19	35	56	6	3
	8/10-14/19	33	60	5	2
	1/20-23/19	28	63	6	3
	12/9-12/18	33	56	9	2
	11/1-3/18 RV	38	54	4	4
	6/1-4/18 RV	36	55	5	4
	4/8-11/18	31	62	5	2
	12/13-15/17	29	63	4	4
	4/17-20/17	34	59	3	4
	2/18-22/17	40	51	3	6
	1/12-15/17	37	52	5	6
	12/12-15/16	33	54	6	7
	10/10-13/16 RV	29	65	5	1
	9/16-19/16 RV	30	62	5	3
	7/31 - 8/3/16 RV	32	62	3	3
	7/9-13/16 RV	18	73	6	3
	6/19-23/16 RV	21	71	5	3
	4/10-14/16 RV	24	70	4	2
	1/9-13/16 RV	29	63	5	3
	12/6-9/15	20	70	6	4
	10/25-29/15	27	64	5	4
	10/15-18/15	25	64	7	4
	9/20-24/15	30	62	5	3
	7/26-30/15	28	65	4	3
	6/14-18/15	31	61	4	4
	4/26-30/15	28	62	6	4
	3/1-5/15	32	60	5	3
	1/14-17/15	31	59	5	5
	12/10-14/14	27	64	6	3
	11/14-17/14	25	65	6	4
	10/30 - 11/1/14 RV	27	63	6	4
	10/8-12/14 RV	25	65	6	4
	9/3-7/14 RV	23	67	6	4
	7/30 - 8/3/14	22	71	5	2
	6/11-15/14	25	63	7	5
	4/23-27/14	27	63	6	4
	3/5-9/14	26	65	5	4
	1/22-25/14	28	63	5	4
	12/4-8/13	29	64	5	2
	10/25-28/13	22	70	4	4
	10/7-9/13	14	78	4	4
	9/5-8/13	30	62	5	3
	7/17-21/13	29	61	6	4
	5/30 - 6/2/13	32	59	6	3
	4/5-8/13	31	61	5	3
	2/21-24/13	32	59	6	3
	1/12-15/13	35	57	4	4
	12/6-9/12	41	53	3	3
	11/1-3/12 LV	42	53	3	2
	10/17-20/12 RV	41	53	4	2
	9/26-30/12 RV	40	53	5	2
	9/12-16/12 RV	39	55	4	2
	8/16-20/12 RV	32	61	4	3
	7/18-22/12 RV	32	60	5	3
	6/20-24/12	31	61	5	3
	5/16-20/12	33	58	5	4
	4/13-17/12	33	59	6	2
	2/29 - 3/3/12	33	58	5	4
	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

Quinnipiac University Poll. May 12-16, 2022. N=1,586 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5. Among registered voters, except where noted.
					.
"In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?"
					.
		Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-16/22 Adults	3	16	24	56	1
	2/10-14/22 Adults	2	22	28	46	2
	11/11-15/21 Adults	3	22	24	50	1
	10/1-4/21 Adults	5	23	24	48	1
	9/10-13/21 Adults	3	26	24	46	1
	7/27 - 8/2/21 Adults	5	30	24	38	2
	5/18-24/21 Adults	6	31	24	38	2
	4/8-12/21 Adults	5	30	28	36	2
	1/28 - 2/1/21 Adults	6	23	23	46	2
	12/1-7/20	7	18	25	46	3
	7/9-13/20	7	17	18	56	1
	6/11-15/20	7	18	21	50	4
	5/14-18/20	10	24	22	42	2
	12/4-9/19	12	27	26	34	2
	10/17-21/19	9	24	26	38	2
	9/19-23/19	15	25	22	37	2
	8/21-26/19	14	22	22	39	3
	1/9-13/19	10	27	23	39	1
	1/12-16/18	9	31	22	37	1
	12/13-18/17	7	26	24	43	1
	11/15-20/17	7	25	29	38	1
	11/7-13/17	5	23	29	42	1
	10/5-10/17	3	24	29	43	1
	9/21-26/17	2	22	33	41	1
	8/17-22/17	3	19	27	50	1
	8/9-15/17	6	26	26	42	1
	7/27 - 8/1/17	5	27	29	39	1
	6/22-27/17	4	27	26	41	1
	5/31 - 6/6/17	4	25	24	46	2
	5/17-23/17	4	29	29	37	2
	5/4-9/17	5	28	25	41	1
	4/12-18/17	7	26	27	38	2
	3/30 - 4/3/17	3	25	27	44	1
	3/16-21/17	5	26	27	39	2
	3/2-6/17	6	26	29	37	2
	2/16-21/17	6	25	28	39	2
	2/2-6/17	8	24	26	38	3
	1/20-25/17	6	26	30	36	3
	1/5-9/17	3	27	35	33	2

Suffolk University/USA Today Poll. Nov. 3-5, 2021. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"Do you feel the country is headed in the right direction or is on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/3-5/21	20	66	14
	8/19-23/21	27	62	11
	1/11-15/21	22	65	12
	3/13-17/19	38	52	10
	12/11-16/18	35	54	10
	8/23-28/18	34	55	11
	6/13-18/18	40	49	11
	2/20-24/18	29	60	11
	12/5-9/17	31	58	11
	9/27 - 10/1/17	24	64	12
	6/24-27/17	32	56	12
	3/1-5/17	46	43	12

CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2020. N=1,106 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8. 4/17 & earlier: CNN/ORC Poll.
					.
"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
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/28 - 9/1/20	9	25	35	30	2
	1/16-19/20	21	34	25	18	2
	6/28-30/19	18	38	25	17	2
	11/1-3/18	19	36	23	21	2
	10/4-7/18	18	35	26	20	1
	5/2-5/18	13	45	28	12	2
	2/20-23/18	13	36	28	21	2
	10/12-15/17	8	38	30	21	3
	8/3-6/17	9	44	30	15	2
	4/22-25/17	6	48	31	13	1
	1/31 - 2/2/17	8	38	33	20	-
	1/12-15/17	5	45	35	15	1
	11/17-20/16	5	42	34	19	-
	10/20-23/16	11	43	25	21	-
	7/29-31/16	8	38	28	26	-
	6/16-19/16	6	38	36	20	1
	4/28 - 5/1/16	9	40	28	23	-
	1/21-24/16	6	36	35	22	1
	11/27 - 12/1/15	5	44	30	20	-
	8/13-16/15	7	41	33	19	-
	5/29-31/15	4	43	35	17	-
	3/13-15/15	7	46	32	14	-
	11/21-23/14	8	44	33	15	-
	9/25-28/14	3	47	30	19	1
	9/5-7/14	4	40	31	24	-
	5/29 - 6/1/14	3	44	35	18	-
	3/7-9/14	4	41	36	19	-
	11/18-20/13	6	35	37	22	-
	9/6-8/13	4	42	34	19	-
	4/5-7/13	7	43	26	24	-
	1/14-15/13	3	46	36	15	-
	11/16-18/12	5	38	33	24	-
	11/2-4/12	4	42	35	18	1
	8/7-8/12	2	34	38	25	1
	4/13-15/12	2	41	34	23	-
	2/10-13/12	3	37	42	18	-
	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

CBS News Poll. May 29-June 2, 2020. N=1,309 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"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/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/29 - 6/2/20	28	67	4
	5/17-20/19	35	59	6
	11/15-18/18	36	58	6
	10/14-17/18	37	58	5
	1/13-16/18	34	60	6
	10/27-30/17	31	64	5
	9/21-24/17	29	65	6
	6/15-18/17	31	64	5
	4/21-24/17	36	59	5
	2/17-21/17	35	60	6
	1/13-16/17	29	61	10
	12/9-13/16	29	63	8
	10/28 - 11/1/16	35	61	3
	10/6-11/16	26	67	7
	9/28 - 10/2/16	35	60	5
	7/8-12/16	26	69	5
	6/9-13/16	33	63	4
	5/13-17/16	30	63	7
	4/8-12/16	30	66	4
	3/17-20/16	32	61	7
	2/12-16/16	31	62	6
	1/7-10/16	27	65	8
	12/4-8/15	24	68	8
	11/6-10/15	33	62	6
	10/21-25/15	26	64	10
	10/4-8/15	30	63	6
	7/14-19/15	27	66	7
	5/28-31/15	33	63	5
	4/30 - 5/3/15	31	63	6
	3/21-24/15	30	62	8
	2/13-17/15	37	56	7
	1/9-12/15	38	56	7
	10/23-27/14	27	66	8
	10/15-16/14	26	65	9
	10/3-6/14	29	65	6
	9/12-15/14	27	66	7
	7/29 - 8/4/14	25	67	9
	5/16-19/14	30	62	7
	2/19-23/14	32	63	6
	1/17-21/14	33	61	6
	12/5-8/13	30	63	7
	11/15-18/13	27	68	5
	10/18-21/13	23	72	4
	9/19-23/13	29	66	5
	7/18-22/13	35	60	4
	5/31 - 6/4/13	35	59	6
	4/24-28/13	34	59	7
	3/20-24/13	32	61	7
	2/23-27/13	29	63	8
	1/11-15/13	38	57	5
	12/12-16/12	37	57	6
	10/25-28/12	39	54	7
	10/17-20/12	40	53	7
	9/8-12/12	40	54	6
	8/22-26/12	31	62	7
	7/11-16/12	30	64	6
	5/31 - 6/3/12	31	62	7
	4/13-17/12	31	61	8
	3/7-11/12	29	63	8
	2/8-13/12	35	59	6
	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

Pew Research Center. July 10-15, 2019. N=1,502 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 5/2/11: Co-sponsored by The Washington Post.
.
"All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/10-15/19	37	58	5
	3/20-25/19	31	63	6
	1/9-14/19	26	70	4
	9/18-24/18	33	61	6
	6/5-12/18	34	61	6
	4/25 - 5/1/18	33	62	6
	3/7-14/18	30	66	4
	1/10-15/18	32	62	6
	11/29 - 12/4/17	27	68	6
	10/25-30/17	26	70	5
	6/27 - 7/9/17	28	67	5
	4/5-11/17	30	66	4
	2/7-12/17	30	65	5
	1/4-9/17	28	68	4
	11/30 - 12/5/16	30	65	5
	10/20-25/16	33	63	4
	8/9-16/16	31	66	3
	6/15-26/16	24	71	5
	4/12-19/16	26	70	3
	3/17-27/16	31	65	4
	1/7-14/16	25	70	5
	12/8-13/15	25	72	3
	8/27 - 10/4/15	27	67	5
	9/22-27/15	27	69	4
	7/14-20/15	31	64	4
	5/12-18/15	29	67	4
	3/25-29/15	31	64	5
	2/18-22/15	33	62	5
	1/7-11/15	31	66	4
	12/3-7/14	26	71	3
	11/6-9/14	27	68	4
	10/15-20/14	29	65	6
	9/2-9/14	25	71	4
	8/20-24/14	24	72	4
	7/8-14/14	29	68	4
	4/23-27/14	29	65	6
	2/12-26/14	28	66	6
	1/15-19/14	26	69	5
	10/30 - 11/6/13	21	75	3
	10/9-13/13	14	81	5
	7/17-21/13	27	67	6
	5/1-5/13	30	65	5
	2/13-18/13	31	64	5
	1/9-13/13	30	66	4
	12/17-19/12	25	68	7
	12/5-9/12	33	62	5
	10/18-21/12	32	61	8
	6/28 - 7/9/12	31	64	5
	6/7-17/12	28	68	5
	5/9 - 6/3/12	29	64	7
	4/4-15/12	24	69	6
	2/8-12/12	28	66	6
	1/11-16/12	21	75	4
	9/22 - 10/4/11	17	78	5
	8/17-21/11	17	79	4
	7/20-24/11	17	79	4
	6/15-19/11	23	73	4
	5/5-8/11	30	62	8
	5/2/11	32	60	8
	3/8-14/11	22	73	5
	2/2-7/11	26	68	5
	1/5-9/11	23	71	6
	12/1-5/10	21	72	7
	11/4-7/10	23	69	8
	9/23-26/10	30	63	7
	8/25 - 9/6/10	25	71	5
	6/24-27/10	27	64	9
	5/13-16/10	28	64	7
	4/21-26/10	29	66	5
	4/1-5/10	31	63	6
	3/11-21/10	25	69	5
	3/10-14/10	23	71	7
	2/3-9/10	23	71	6
	1/6-10/10	27	69	4
	10/28 - 11/8/09	25	67	7
	9/30 - 10/4/09	25	67	7
	9/10-15/09 *	30	64	7
	8/20-27/09	28	65	7
	8/11-17/09	28	65	7
	7/22-26/09	28	66	6
	6/10-14/09	30	64	5
	4/28 - 5/12/09	34	58	8
	3/31 - 4/6/09	23	70	7
	1/7-11/09	20	73	7
	12/3-7/08	13	83	4
	10/9-12/08	11	86	3
	9/9-14/08	25	69	6
	7/31 - 8/10/08	21	74	5
	7/23-27/08	19	74	7
	6/18-29/08	19	76	5
	5/21-25/08	18	76	6
	3/19-22/08	22	72	6
	1/30 - 2/2/08	24	70	6
	12/07	27	66	7
	10/17-23/07	28	66	6
	2/1-13/07	30	61	9
	1/10-15/07	32	61	7
	12/6-10/06	28	65	7
	11/9-12/06	28	64	8
	9/21 - 10/4/06	30	63	7
	7/6-19/06	30	65	5
	5/06 *	29	65	6
	2/8 - 3/7/06	32	63	5
	1/4-8/06	34	61	5
	11/9-27/05	34	59	7
	10/05	29	65	6
	7/05	35	58	7
	5/05 *	39	57	4
	2/16-21/05	38	56	6
	1/5-9/05	40	54	6
	12/1-16/04	39	54	7
	10/15-19/04	36	58	6
	7/8-18/04	38	55	7
	5/3-9/04	33	61	6
	2/24-29//04 *	39	55	6
	12/19/03 - 1/4/04	45	48	7
	12/15-17/03	44	47	9
	10/03	38	56	6
	7-8/03	40	53	7
	4/03	50	41	9
	1/22-29/03	34	58	8
	1/8-12/03	44	50	6
	8/02	47	44	9
	5/02	44	44	12
	3/02	50	40	10
	9/21-25/01	57	34	9
	8/21 - 9/5/01	41	53	6
	6/01	43	52	5
	3/01	47	45	8
	2/01	46	43	11
	1/01	55	41	4
	9/00	51	41	8
	6/00	47	45	8
	4/00	48	43	9
	1/99	53	41	6
	11/98	46	44	10
	8/27 - 9/8/98	54	42	4
	8/21-24/98	55	41	4
	7/29 - 8/2/98	50	44	6
	2/98	59	37	4
	1/98	46	50	4
	9/97	45	49	6
	8/97	49	46	5
	1/97	38	58	4
.
	* "Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in our country today?"

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. July 8-12, 2017. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. LV = likely voters. Among adults, except where indicated.
					.
"In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-12/17	32	61	8
	12/2-5/16	37	49	14
	8/5-8/16	25	68	7
	6/10-13/16	23	68	8
	3/19-22/16	27	65	7
	11/15-17/15	23	69	8
	9/18-21/15	24	66	10
	4/6-8/15	31	61	8
	12/3-5/14	24	65	11
	6/6-9/14	26	64	10
	3/7-10/14	30	62	8
	9/20-23/13	25	68	7
	5/31 - 6/3/13	32	60	8
	2/15-18/13	37	54	9
	12/7-10/12	38	55	7
	9/21-24/12	33	60	7
	6/15-18/12	31	62	7
	6/17-20/11	26	66	8
	3/4-7/11	28	63	9
	12/4-7/10	27	66	7
	10/7-10/10 LV	31	64	5
	7/9-12/10	31	63	6
	3/19-22/10	34	58	8
	12/3-7/09	32	59	9
	9/10-14/09	40	52	8

Allstate/Atlantic Media Heartland Monitor Poll conducted by FTI Consulting. Nov. 16-21, 2016. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. Formerly: Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll.
					.
"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?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-21/16	36	50	7	7
	6/19-24/16	22	66	6	6
	1/2-6/16	25	62	9	5
	9/10-15/15	23	62	9	6
	5/17-27/15	27	59	7	7
	2/18-22/15	33	54	6	7
	10/22-26/14	24	63	5	8
	4/9-13/14	27	62	4	6
	11/2-6/13	23	65	5	7
	9/3-7/13	25	64	4	8
	5/29 - 6/2/13	30	58	6	5
	4/5-9/13	29	60	5	6
	11/25 - 12/1/12	41	51	3	5
	9/15-19/12	35	56	3	6
	5/19-23/12	33	57	3	7
	3/3-6/12	30	60	3	7
	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

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 11-14, 2016. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters
					.
"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
		%	%	%
	7/11-14/16	28	68	4
	1/21-24/16	36	60	4
	7/16-19/15	31	65	4
	1/12-15/15	39	56	5
	10/23-26/14	28	68	5
	10/9-12/14	29	66	5
	9/4-7/14	31	65	5
	4/24-27/14	30	66	4
	1/20-23/14	35	62	2
	11/14-17/13	27	70	3
	10/17-20/13	28	68	4
	7/18-21/13	36	60	4
	5/16-19/13	39	57	4
	1/10-13/13	39	57	5
	10/10-13/12 RV	42	56	3
	9/26-29/12 RV	38	60	2
	8/22-25/12	31	67	3
	7/5-8/12	33	63	4
	4/5-8/12	33	64	3
	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

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Jan. 14-17, 2015. N=800 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters
.
"Do you think America is in a state of decline, or do you feel that this is not the case?"
.
		In a state of decline	Not in a state of decline	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-17/15	49	48	3
	7/30 - 8/3/14	60	38	2
	10/25-28/13	63	34	3
	1/13-17/11	54	42	4
	8/26-30/10	65	31	4
	12/11-14/09	61	35	4
	9/19-22/08 RV	74	22	4
	6/6-9/08 RV	69	25	6
	11/1-5/07	57	38	5
	12/91	63	32	5
	10/91	53	42	5

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2015. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Thinking about the country overall, how would you describe the state of the nation these days: excellent, good, not so good or poor?"
					.
		Excellent	Good	Not so good	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-15/15	4	38	39	18	1

Pew Research Center. Feb. 12-26, 2014. N=3,338 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.
					.
"Thinking about the future of the United States, do you think the country's best years are ahead of us or behind us?"
					.
		Ahead of us	Behind us	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	2/12-26/14	44	49	7

Pew Research Center. May 1-5, 2013. N=764 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1.
					.
"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel things are off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/1-5/13	32	58	10

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. April 11-15, 2013. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9.
					.
"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/ Refused
		%	%	%
	4/11-15/13	36	56	9
	1/10-14/13	38	53	9
	11/29 - 12/3/12	42	50	8
	10/19-23/12	41	50	9
	9/13-17/12	42	48	10
	8/16-20/12	35	60	5
	6/14-18/12	31	60	9
	5/3-7/12	37	56	7
	2/16-20/12	39	57	4
	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

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 16-18, 2012. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you think the country will be better off or worse off four years from now?"
					.
		Better off	Worse off	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/16-18/12	56	40	2	2
	11/6-8/08	76	19	4	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 9-12, 2012. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you think the country will be better off or worse off four years from now?"
					.
		Better off	Worse off	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/9-12/12	54	41	3	2
	1/9-11/09	72	20	4	4
	11/7-9/08	65	25	2	7
	1/14-16/05	53	42	3	2
	1/15-16/01	46	42	5	7
	11/13-15/00	50	28	7	15
	11/10-11/92	51	31	6	12

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 8-12, 2012. N=1,301 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Compared with four years ago, is the United States better off today, worse off today, or about the same?" N=1,170 registered voters, margin of error ą 3
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/8-12/12 RV	36	39	24	1

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Sept. 7-10, 2012. N=1,089 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. 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
		%	%	%
	9/7-10/12	39	55	6
	8/2-6/12	31	64	5
	7/5-9/12	36	58	5
	6/7-11/12	32	63	5
	5/3-7/12	35	57	8
	4/12-15/12	35	60	5
	3/8-11/12	37	59	4
	2/2-6/12	32	62	7
	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

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). April 9-11, 2012. N=910 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 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
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/9-11/12	3	29	31	36	-
	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

Time Poll. Oct. 9-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters
					.
"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?" 2010 & earlier: "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
		%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	14	81	5
	8/16-17/10	34	57	9
	7/12-13/10	39	56	5
	7/27-28/09	51	44	6
	11/1-3/06	32	62	7
	6/27-29/06	28	66	6
	3/22-23/06	34	60	6
	2/15-16/06	36	58	6
	1/24-26/06	33	63	4
	11/29 - 12/1/05	34	60	6
	3/15-17/05	44	51	5
	1/12-13/05	46	49	5
	12/13-14/04	40	50	10
	9/21-23/04 RV	43	51	6
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/31 - 9/2/04 RV	45	50	4
	8/3-5/04 RV	44	51	5
	7/20-22/04 RV	42	52	6

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Sept. 29-30, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8.
.
"Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?"
.
		Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/29-30/10	27	68	5
	6/23-24/10	27	69	4
	2/17-18/10	19	73	8
	4/1-2/09	22	69	9
	1/14-15/09	20	72	8
	12/3-4/08	21	72	7
	10/8-9/08	10	86	4
	6/18-19/08	14	80	6
	2/6-7/08	24	69	7
	8/1-2/07	24	69	7
	7/11-12/07	27	68	5
	7/2-3/07	24	67	9
	6/18-19/07	26	68	6
	5/2-3/07	25	71	4
	3/28-29/07	28	66	6
	3/14-16/07	28	64	8
	1/24-25/07	30	61	9
	1/17-18/07	30	62	8
	12/6-7/06	31	59	10
	11/9-10/06	29	63	8
	11/2-3/06	29	64	7
	10/26-27/06	31	61	8
	10/19-20/06	25	67	8
	10/5-6/06	25	67	8
	8/24-25/06	28	65	7
	8/10-11/06	26	67	7
	5/11-12/06	23	71	6
	3/16-17/06	30	64	6
	11/10-11/05	26	68	6
	9/29-30/05	31	61	8
	9/8-9/05	28	66	6
	8/2-4/05	36	54	10
	12/2-3/04	46	46	8
	10/27-29/04	39	56	5
	10/21-22/04	40	56	4
	10/14-15/04	40	55	5
	9/30 - 10/2/04	38	57	5
	9/9-10/04	39	53	8
	9/2-3/04	43	49	8
	7/29-30/04	36	58	6
	7/8-9/04	40	54	6
	5/13-14/04	30	62	8
	4/8-9/04	36	59	5
	1/22-23/04	43	52	5
	1/8-9/04	46	47	7
	12/18-19/03	46	47	7
	10/9-10/03	40	54	6

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How do you feel about the future of the United States over the next few years? Would you say that you are generally optimistic about the next few years for the U.S., or are you generally pessimistic about the next few years for the U.S.?"
					.
		Generally optimistic	Generally pessimistic	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/17-22/09	56	38	6
	3/96	59	31	10

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you feel things in the country are generally going in the right direction, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?"
					.
		Right direction	Wrong track	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	31	55	5	9
	6/4-7/09	45	43	4	9
	4/23-26/09	42	47	3	8
	3/26-29/09	39	49	5	7
	2/28 - 3/2/09	32	55	6	8
	1/21-24/09	31	52	4	13
	11/6-9/08	30	59	4	6
	10/23-26/08	12	78	5	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 18-19, 2009. N=1,046 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Would you say you are very angry, somewhat angry, not very angry or not angry at all about the way things are going in the country today?"
					.
		Very angry	Somewhat angry	Not very angry	Not angry at all
		%	%	%	%
	2/18-19/09	31	40	16	13
	10/17-19/08	35	40	14	11
					.
"Would you say you are very scared, somewhat scared, not very scared or not scared at all about the way things are going in the country today?"
					.
		Very scared	Somewhat scared	Not very scared	Not scared at all
		%	%	%	%
	2/18-19/09	31	42	16	11
	10/17-19/08	24	43	16	17

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 11-15, 2009. N=1,112 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"I'd like you to compare the way things are going in the United States to the way they were going five years ago. Generally, would you say things are going better today, worse today, or about the same today as they were going five years ago?"
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/09	5	83	10	2
	3/28 - 4/2/08	4	78	17	1
	9/15-19/06	18	60	19	3
					.
"And what is your best guess about the United States five years from now? Generally, if things go pretty much as you now expect, do you think things will be better, worse or about the same as they are today?"
					.
		Better	Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/11-15/09	61	19	17	3
	3/28 - 4/2/08	39	34	19	8
	9/15-19/06	31	37	27	5

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