17% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Seventeen percent (17%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, November 6.
The latest finding is unchanged from a week ago, up a point from a month ago, but is down 11 points from this time last year.
Since the third week in July, the number of voters who are confident in the nation’s current course has resembled levels measured in the final months of the Bush administration, with voter confidence remaining in the narrow range of 14% to 19%.
When President Obama assumed office in January 2009, optimism rose to 27% and climbed to the low to mid 30s peaking at 40% in early May of that year. In 2010, confidence steadily decreased and hasn’t topped 30% since February 2011.
Seventy-six percent (76%) of voters say the country is heading down the wrong track, also showing no change from last week. Since January 2009, voter pessimism has ranged from a low of 57% to a high of 80%. This time last year, 67% said the United States was heading down the wrong path.
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