Direction of Country (October 2017)

Direction of Country (October 2017)

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categoryTotal
Right direction29%
Wrong track61%
Don't know10%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Right direction6%34%49%
Wrong track88%48%41%
Don't know6%19%10%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Right direction5%6%6%
Wrong track89%88%88%
Don't know6%6%6%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Right direction58%33%57%
Wrong track33%57%32%
Don't know9%11%10%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Right direction4%22%49%
Wrong track89%66%41%
Don't know7%12%10%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Right direction6%2%4%
Wrong track84%92%91%
Don't know10%6%5%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Right direction39%47%57%
Wrong track54%41%33%
Don't know7%12%10%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Right direction6%53%51%
Wrong track90%38%37%
Don't know5%9%12%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Right direction34%10%28%
Wrong track56%80%64%
Don't know11%10%8%

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categoryMaleFemale
Right direction35%25%
Wrong track58%64%
Don't know7%12%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Right direction20%30%39%
Wrong track69%61%50%
Don't know10%9%11%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Right direction25%27%29%35%
Wrong track68%62%62%55%
Don't know7%11%9%10%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Right direction12%30%34%26%28%30%
Wrong track73%59%57%67%63%62%
Don't know15%11%9%8%9%8%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Right direction33%34%21%16%
Wrong track58%55%72%74%
Don't know9%11%8%10%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Right direction36%32%16%
Wrong track56%58%77%
Don't know9%10%8%

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