American voters pessimistic on economy, life for future generations

Americans turning out to the polls Tuesday don't have a hopeful view of our nation's future, according to exit poll data from ABC News.

Half of voters surveyed expect life for the next generation of Americans to be worse than it is now. It's the highest number of people to say so since 1996. According to ABC News, those voters are choosing Republican House candidates 66-31 percent.

Sixty-five percent of polled voters say the country is headed down the wrong track. Those voters are favoring Republican House candidates over Democrats 68-30 percent.

Seven in 10 voters say U.S. economy is in bad shape. While that is still 70 percent of those polled, that number is lower than it was in 2012, 2010 and 2008. Those voters are voting for Republican House candidates 63-35 percent.

Unmarried women are voting for Democratic House candidates, 61-37 percent. While still a majority, it's the slimmest margin for this group going back to 1992.

Voters under the age of 30 are voting for Democratic candidates by a 13-point margin. That is down from 60-38 percent in 2012. And their share of the electorate is down from 19 percent in 2012, to just 13 percent this year.

Senior voters, however, are voting for Republicans by 56-43 percent. As often happens in mid-term elections, they are turning out in strong numbers. Twenty-four percent of the electorate falls into this category, a high going back to 1992 and up from 17 percent in 2012.