23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-three percent (23%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, April 10. That's down one point from last week.
Since President Obama assumed office in January 2009, confidence in the nation’s current course has ranged from a low of 22%, reached a month ago, to a high of 35% measured in early April 2009.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters now say the country is heading down the wrong track. Since January 2009, pessimism about the country's direction has ranged from 57% to 72%.
Most Republicans (86%) and voters not affiliated with either major political party (71%) believe the United States is heading down the wrong track. Among Democrats, 38% say the country is heading in the right direction, while 51% say it's heading down the wrong track.
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