ALLSTATE/NATIONAL JOURNAL

You're in Whose Hands

Americans split on whom they trust to handle economic challenges.

Updated: June 7, 2012 | 12:46 p.m.
June 7, 2012 | 10:46 a.m.

An Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll; conducted 5/19-23; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/- 3.1%. Subsample of 871 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.3% (release, 6/7). Party ID breakdown of main sample: 31%D, 25%R, 39%I.

Obama As POTUS


- All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 3/6 12/4 10/2 5/11 3/11 12/10 8/10 4/10 1/10 9/09 Approve 47% 79% 13% 41% 45% 48% 51% 44% 44% 51% 49% 48% 46% 48% 47% 52% Disapprove 48 16 83 51 49 46 45 49 50 41 44 46 49 46 45 40

Direction Of U.S.


- All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 3/6 12/4 10/2 5/11 3/11 12/10 8/10 4/10 1/10 9/09 Right dir. 33% 64% 8% 26% 31% 35% 30% 20% 20% 28% 26% 30% 27% 34% 34% 38% Wrong dir. 57 26 84 64 59 55 60 70 70 58 60 60 62 54 55 50

Who Do You Trust More To Develop Solutions To The Country's Economic Challenges?


- All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 3/6 12/4 10/2 5/11 3/11 12/10 8/10 4/10 1/10 B. Obama 42% 81% 8% 33% 39% 45% 44% 39% 40% 40% 40% 42% 42% 39% 41% Cong. GOPers 39 9 78 39 41 38 36 38 33 37 36 36 37 32 33 Both 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 Neither 13 4 11 20 16 10 13 16 20 14 15 15 14 19 19 Undec 4 3 2 6 3 5 5 5 5 8 8 4 5 8 5

Do You Think The Actions By The Obama Admin. Will Increase/Decrease Opportunity For People Like You To Get Ahead?


- All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 3/6 12/4 10/2 5/11 3/11 12/10 8/10 4/10 1/10 Increase 32% 61% 6% 25% 30% 33% 31% 28% 31% 29% 31% 32% 32% 34% 37% Decrease 34 11 58 39 36 32 34 37 37 32 34 35 38 36 34 Have no impact 29 23 31 32 30 28 29 29 26 31 30 27 26 25 25

Would You Say That The U.S. Is Significantly Better/Worse Off Because Of The Policies Obama Has Pursued?


- All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 3/6 12/4 10/2 5/11 3/11 12/10 8/10 Better off 12% 25% 2% 8% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 12% 13% 14% 11% Worse off 37 9 69 39 39 35 36 38 41 35 44 37 41 Not better yet/beginning to move in right dir. 47 64 23 48 44 49 45 43 42 46 36 44 44

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