Direction of Texas (April 2020)

Direction of Texas (April 2020)

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Right direction43%
Wrong track43%
Don't know15%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Right direction14%28%71%
Wrong track73%49%15%
Don't know14%23%13%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Right direction12%24%11%
Wrong track77%58%77%
Don't know11%19%13%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Right direction69%61%77%
Wrong track21%21%9%
Don't know10%18%14%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Right direction14%30%67%
Wrong track73%51%19%
Don't know13%19%14%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Right direction12%15%15%
Wrong track70%73%75%
Don't know18%11%10%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Right direction65%68%68%
Wrong track20%16%20%
Don't know15%16%11%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Right direction50%28%32%
Wrong track37%59%47%
Don't know13%13%21%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Right direction48%38%
Wrong track42%43%
Don't know10%19%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Right direction36%44%51%
Wrong track51%43%30%
Don't know13%14%19%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Right direction26%41%45%54%
Wrong track53%45%39%36%
Don't know21%14%16%10%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Right direction42%41%42%48%43%41%
Wrong track37%42%42%34%45%50%
Don't know21%17%16%18%12%9%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Right direction53%44%26%26%
Wrong track32%41%58%61%
Don't know15%15%16%12%

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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 direction54%51%20%23%
Wrong track30%34%71%44%
Don't know15%15%9%33%

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