Direction of Texas (October 2010)

Direction of Texas (October 2010)

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categorycolumn-1
Right direction45%
Wrong track37%
Don't know18%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Right direction19%34%68%
Wrong track61%47%17%
Don't know20%19%15%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Right direction72%58%71%
Wrong track20%21%14%
Don't know8%21%15%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Right direction10%28%15%
Wrong track71%44%68%
Don't know19%27%16%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Right direction12%32%63%
Wrong track68%49%21%
Don't know20%19%16%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Right direction45%72%66%
Wrong track34%16%17%
Don't know21%12%17%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Right direction18%7%0%
Wrong track61%73%86%
Don't know21%19%14%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Right direction17%68%65%
Wrong track64%21%24%
Don't know19%12%10%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Right direction51%21%47%
Wrong track32%59%35%
Don't know17%20%18%

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categoryMaleFemale
Right direction49%42%
Wrong track39%35%
Don't know12%23%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Right direction39%48%47%
Wrong track38%38%33%
Don't know22%14%20%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Right direction28%47%44%39%49%43%
Wrong track36%32%38%50%41%45%
Don't know36%21%18%11%10%12%

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