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?
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Ipsos. (August 9, 2023). Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987688/share-americans-believe-country-headed-right-direction-party/
Ipsos. "Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?." Chart. August 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987688/share-americans-believe-country-headed-right-direction-party/
Ipsos. (2023). Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987688/share-americans-believe-country-headed-right-direction-party/
Ipsos. "Generally Speaking, Would You Say Things in This Country Are Heading in The Right Direction, or Are They off on The Wrong Track?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987688/share-americans-believe-country-headed-right-direction-party/
Ipsos, Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987688/share-americans-believe-country-headed-right-direction-party/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track? [Graph], Ipsos, August 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987688/share-americans-believe-country-headed-right-direction-party/