According to a survey conducted in August 2023, approximately 69 percent of Independents believed that the United States was headed in the wrong direction, compared to 90 percent of Republicans and 50 percent of Democrats.
Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?
Characteristic
Right direction
Wrong track
Don't know
Democrats
28%
50%
21%
Republicans
4%
90%
5%
Independents
11%
69%
20%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents28%28%4%4%11%11%50%50%90%90%69%69%21%21%5%5%20%20%Right directionWrong trackDon't knowDemocratsRepublicansIndependents
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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