Two-thirds of Americans say US is 'pretty seriously' on wrong track: Poll

Two-thirds of the American public say the country has gotten off on the wrong track, according to a new poll from ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos.

The survey, conducted last week, shows 67 percent of respondents say the country has “gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track” while 32 percent say things “are generally going in the right direction” in the country.

There is a steep partisan divide in the data. Most Democrats and independents — at 95 percent and 77 percent, respectively — are pessimistic about the direction of the country, while just 29 percent of Republicans share this view.

By demographic breakdown, 87 percent of Black respondents, 71 percent of Hispanics, 71 percent of Asians and 61 percent of white Americans say the country is going in the wrong direction.

The latest survey represents a drop from November 2024, right before the election, when 75 percent said the country was headed in the wrong direction.

At the same time, respondents largely view both parties as out of touch with the concerns of most Americans.

This trend is particularly true for the Democratic Party, which is viewed by 68 percent of respondents as “out of touch” and only 30 percent as “in touch” with most people’s concerns in the U.S. today.

Sixty-one percent view the Republican Party as out of touch, while 37 percent say it’s in touch; 63 percent say Trump is out of touch, while 36 percent say he’s in touch with the concerns of most Americans.

The survey, conducted Oct. 24-28, included 2,725 adults, with a margin of error of 1.9 percentage points.