‘Uncharted Territory’: For the First Time, 50% Say America Is Heading in the Right Direction

A majority of voters say America is headed in the right direction. That has never happened in the nearly 20 years Rasmussen Reports has been posing the question.

A Rasmussen survey taken May 18-May 22 and released Sunday said 48% of Americans say the country is headed in the “right direction,” while 47% say the U.S. is on the “wrong track.” Five percent are “Not Sure.”

Rasmussen’s Mark Mitchell put the numbers in context, saying, “In 20 years, the % of people who say the U.S. is headed in the right direction has never been higher than today.”

The pollster began conducting its right track-wrong track surveys in 2006.

The sharp-eyed and those critical of the administration were quick to note that, technically, 48% is not a majority. For that, you’d need 50%. Indeed, search “Rasmussen Right Direction” on X and you’ll find a run of people quoting Grok saying that same thing.

Update: Right Direction Just In

Rolling average of last night and prior 4-nights

Uncharted Territory https://t.co/ZlNj0PLrcK pic.twitter.com/K1fZgfbKTG

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 27, 2025

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