The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters found that 79% think the United States is heading down the wrong track. Just 15% of voters think the nation is heading in the right direction.

Those results are slightly more negative than last month, when 77% of voters thought the nation was heading down the wrong track and 16% thought it was heading in the right direction. Two months ago, 19% of voters thought the U.S. was heading in the right direction.

Men are less pessimistic than women on the nation’s future. Twenty-two percent of men think the nation is heading in the right direction, along with just 9% of women. Eighty-five percent (85%) of women think the nation is going down the wrong track. Seventy-four percent (74%) of men share that view.

When it comes to party affiliations, 28% of Republican voters believe the U.S. is moving in the right direction. Just 6% of Democrats agree. Ninety-percent (90%) of Democrats say the country is going down the wrong track; 62% of GOP’s agree. Ideologically speaking, 27% of Conservatives say the nation is heading in the right direction, while just 9% of Moderate voters and 6% of Liberal voters say the same.

These figures come as President Bush’s Job Approval Ratings have fallen to record lows, consumer confidence is hovering around record lows, and confidence in the War on Terror has fallen sharply.

Just 16% of voters think the nation is better off today than it was four years ago. Seventy-six percent (76%) disagree and say the nation is no better off. Those percentages have changed little since the last survey.

When it comes to the future of America, most voters are not sure. Thirty-percent (30%) of voters say the nation will be better off in four years, while 19% disagree. Just over half (51%) are not sure if the nation will be better off four years from now.

When asked about their personal lives, 37% of voters say they are better off today than they were four years ago. Over half (53%) do not share the same sentiment. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say they will personally be better off in four years, while 16% are not so optimistic. Nearly half (46%) are not sure if they will personally be better off in four years.

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