Washington ( CNN ) -- A majority of Americans are dissatisfied or angry with President Barack Obama 's administration and GOP leaders , according to exit polls released Tuesday and analyzed by CNN . And about 8 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Congress is handling its job , according to a survey of voters outside of polling places on Election Day . Nearly six in 10 voters are either dissatisfied or angry with both the White House and Republican leaders in Congress . Less than a third of Americans are satisfied with the Obama administration and GOP leaders . Follow the election on CNN Politics ' livestream . And heading into the voting booth , seven in ten Americans said they were concerned about economic conditions . Most voters had a negative view of both parties , with the Democratic Party barely edging out the GOP to pull a positive view from 44 % of voters compared to 40 % for the Republican Party . But the two parties will be playing to moderates , with about 40 % of voters identifying themselves as neither liberal or conservative . The conservative bloc is also larger than the liberal bastion , with about 36 % of Americans calling themselves conservatives . And after an election that has played up government dysfunction and crises both at home and abroad , exit polls reveal that voters are concerned and anxious about the current state of the country and the direction it is headed . Two-thirds of voters said they believe the country is headed on the wrong track , and only 22 % believe the next generation of Americans will be better off . And about 72 % are at least somewhat worried that there could be a terrorist attack on U.S. soil . And voters ' confidence in the government has been seriously shaken , with only 1 in 5 voters saying they trust the government to do the right thing . On the issues . Ebola : Ebola also hit the campaign trail this season and about six in ten Americans said they followed news about Ebola . And only about 44 % of Americans believe the federal government has done a good job combating the disease . ISIS : The threat of ISIS has also been played up by some Senate candidates , and a majority of Americans surveyed Tuesday support airstrikes against the militant group in Iraq and Syria . Check out CNN 's 2014 midterm elections Magic Wall . Immigration : About half the electorate said they believe illegal immigrants should get an opportunity to gain legal status in the U.S , while about 37 % of voters said they want all illegal immigrants deported . Same-sex marriage : The midterm electorate is evenly split on the issue of same-sex marriage . Exit polls are surveys of voters taken as they leave polling stations as well as phone surveys of voters taken before Election Day . CNN 's Magic Wall Midterms coverage .
CNN released its first wave of analysis from those who participated in exit polls Tuesday . A majority of those surveyed had unfavorable views of both candidates .