Direction of the Country (October 2020)

Direction of the Country (October 2020)

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Right direction29%
Wrong track62%
Don't know9%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Right direction5%15%54%
Wrong track91%71%34%
Don't know4%14%12%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Right direction2%7%6%
Wrong track92%87%91%
Don't know6%6%3%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Right direction40%43%65%
Wrong track40%41%29%
Don't know20%17%6%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Right direction6%14%52%
Wrong track91%74%36%
Don't know3%12%12%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Right direction2%3%13%
Wrong track96%95%82%
Don't know2%2%5%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Right direction44%51%57%
Wrong track41%35%34%
Don't know15%14%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Right direction34%12%23%
Wrong track57%78%70%
Don't know8%10%8%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Right direction32%26%
Wrong track60%64%
Don't know8%10%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Right direction23%32%31%
Wrong track72%59%57%
Don't know6%10%12%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Right direction20%22%35%35%
Wrong track68%70%56%57%
Don't know12%8%9%8%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Right direction24%29%29%37%26%30%
Wrong track70%60%63%57%64%63%
Don't know6%11%9%6%10%7%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Right direction38%28%19%12%
Wrong track52%63%71%82%
Don't know10%9%10%6%

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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 direction43%31%12%7%
Wrong track47%59%83%77%
Don't know10%10%4%16%

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