Washington, Jan 21 : According to a CNN/ORC instant poll, United States President Barack Obama's sixth turn at the State of the Union podium has received a more positive response from the audience as compared to last year's speech.

Among all the viewers present at the speech, 51 percent of them reported a positive response while last year it was 44 percent.

The poll only reports the perspectives of people who watched the speech yesterday.

The sample of viewers at the speech in this poll was 39% Democratic and 20% Republican.

Nearly 72% of those who watched the speech said that Obama's policy proposals would move the country in the right direction. (ANI)