U.S. share of people who think things are going in the right direction 2023, by party

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 28, 2023

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%

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 4 to 6, 2023

Number of respondents

1,032 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Americans

Method of interview

Online interview

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