A relatively large majority of North Carolinians (58%) said that the country is on wrong track, while less than one-third (29%) said that the country was headed in the right direction. About one-third of the respondents (33%) said the state of North Carolina was headed in the right direction, while 47% said that it was on the wrong track. North Carolina Residents – Country Direction (July 2026)Do you think things in this country [are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track]? Right direction — 29%Wrong track — 58%Unsure — 12%North Carolina Residents – State Direction (July 2026)Do you think things in North Carolina [are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track]? Cint invited members of its North Carolina panel, and the SRC collected 1,005 responses from adults, including 772 respondents who said they were registered to vote, through its Qualtrics platform.