Direction of the Country (August 2022)

Direction of the Country (August 2022)

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Right direction21%
Wrong track69%
Don't know10%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Right direction40%7%7%
Wrong track44%81%90%
Don't know16%13%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Right direction20%30%54%
Wrong track63%44%35%
Don't know18%25%11%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Right direction7%10%6%
Wrong track90%86%91%
Don't know2%4%3%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Right direction37%24%8%
Wrong track49%60%87%
Don't know13%16%4%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Right direction32%38%41%
Wrong track52%50%46%
Don't know16%12%12%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Right direction16%6%5%
Wrong track77%89%93%
Don't know7%5%2%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Right direction16%38%27%
Wrong track76%53%59%
Don't know8%8%14%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Right direction23%20%
Wrong track71%67%
Don't know6%14%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Right direction33%18%12%
Wrong track56%72%80%
Don't know11%10%8%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Right direction32%20%18%20%
Wrong track58%66%76%68%
Don't know10%13%7%11%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Right direction27%24%20%16%21%23%
Wrong track65%65%71%70%72%64%
Don't know8%11%9%14%7%12%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Right direction19%25%24%20%
Wrong track74%63%66%67%
Don't know7%12%11%13%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Right direction26%17%27%12%
Wrong track68%71%64%69%
Don't know6%12%9%19%

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