Those in the East are more likely to believe the country is on the wrong track (78%) as well as their state (59%). Those in the South are more likely to believe the country is going in the right direction (29%) as well as their state (48%);
Across the board, Republicans are more likely to believe things in the country (45%), their state (54%) and their lives personally (84%) are going in the right direction than Democrats and Independents. Independents are slightly more likely than Democrats (81% versus 76%) to believe things in the country have gotten off on the wrong track;
While at least seven in ten of each of the income categories believes the country has gotten off on the wrong track, there are differences for state and personal lives. Over half of those with a household income of $100,000 or more (54%) believe things in their state are going in the right direction, while at least half of all other income categories believe they have gotten off on the wrong track. Three in ten (31%) of those with a household income of less than $35,000 believe their lives personally have gotten off on the wrong track while just about one in ten of the higher income categories believes the same;
Education and how things are going in one’s personal life also go together. While two-thirds (67%) of those with a high school or less education say things in their lives are going in the right direction, that jumps to nine in ten (90%) of those with a post graduate degree.
