Poll: Bump in satisfaction with direction of U.S. after O-Care passed almost gone

January 2009-July 2010 Trend: Percentage Satisfied With Direction of U.S.

Current satisfaction with the way things are going in the country is close to the 23% average seen thus far in 2010. While the 2010 average exceeds the record-low annual average of 15% for 2008, it lags behind the 27% recorded in 2009 and is the lowest Gallup has measured in a midterm election year…

January 2009-July 2010 Trend: Percentage Satisfied With Direction of U.S., by Party ID

Democrats’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the country has been declining since April, when it surged to 49% after congressional passage of healthcare reform. The precise cause of the slide is unclear, but it could be the result of Democrats’ decreasing confidence in the U.S. economy. Democrats’ score on Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index fell to -14 in July from -3 at the beginning of June and +3 in early April. There has, however, been no meaningful change in Democrats’ approval of President Obama. Additionally, over the past month, Democrats’ approval of Congress has been flat in the low 30s (33% in July vs. 32% in June).