Only 19% of American Voters believe the United States is better off today than it was four years ago. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 67% disagree.

Those figures are little changed from a month ago when 19% said the country was better off and 60% disagreed.

There are stark differences between men and women. While 27% of men believe the nation is better off today, only 12% of women agree. Sixty percent (60%) of men do not think the nation is better off, while 74% of women feel the same.

Republicans hold a more positive view than Democrats. Thirty-nine percent (39%) of GOP voters believe the nation is better off today, while 41% disagree. Only 9% of Democrats say the country is in better shape today while 87% disagree.

Seventy-three percent (73%) of voters feel the U.S. is heading down the wrong track, while 19% think it is moving in the right direction. That percentage is up three points from February.

When it comes to the future of the United States, voters are slightly more optimistic. Thirty-one percent (31%) of voters think the nation will be better off in four years than it is today. Only 15% disagree while most (54%) are unsure what the future will bring.

On a personal level, 40% of voters think they are personally better off today than they were four years ago, while 48% disagree. However, 38% have hope that their personal lives will have improved in four years, while only 18% disagree.

Voters between the ages of 30 and 49 are the most optimistic about the next four years. Fifty-nine (59%) of voters between 30 and 39 say they expect to be personally better off in four years, while 43% of voters between the ages of 40 and 49 feel the same.

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