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1. Direction of country
Would you say things in this country today are...
Generally headed in the right direction 15% 18% 13% 17% 14% 14% 18% 12% 29% 21%
Off on the wrong track 72% 70% 74% 69% 69% 77% 73% 79% 55% 59%
Not sure 12% 11% 13% 14% 17% 9% 9% 9% 16% 19%
Totals 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99%
Unweighted N (1,671) (777) (894) (327) (346) (617) (381) (1,128) (212) (188)
Generally headed in the right direction 15% 32% 6% 9% 29% 4% 34% 11% 29% 8%
Off on the wrong track 72% 53% 90% 79% 56% 95% 50% 83% 56% 79%
Not sure 12% 16% 3% 13% 15% 1% 16% 6% 15% 13%
Totals 99% 101% 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,671) (557) (433) (469) (573) (502) (256) (344) (167) (790)
Generally headed in the right direction 15% 16% 14% 19% 11% 11%
Off on the wrong track 72% 75% 66% 68% 83% 60%
Not sure 12% 9% 20% 13% 6% 29%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,671) (1,265) (406) (910) (606) (152)
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Strongly approve 15% 15% 14% 10% 8% 16% 25% 12% 24% 18%
Somewhat approve 23% 23% 24% 28% 22% 25% 19% 21% 29% 25%
Approve 38% 38% 38% 38% 30% 41% 44% 33% 53% 43%
Somewhat disapprove 17% 16% 18% 28% 24% 11% 8% 17% 17% 21%
Strongly disapprove 38% 40% 36% 21% 36% 44% 47% 46% 15% 23%
Disapprove 55% 56% 54% 49% 60% 55% 55% 63% 32% 44%
Not sure 7% 6% 8% 12% 10% 4% 2% 4% 15% 12%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99%
Unweighted N (1,671) (776) (895) (326) (346) (617) (382) (1,128) (212) (188)
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Strongly approve 24% 24% 24% 16% 15% 28% 36% 22% 40% 23%
Somewhat approve 23% 23% 23% 32% 26% 19% 16% 21% 22% 24%
Approve 47% 47% 47% 48% 41% 47% 52% 43% 62% 47%
Somewhat disapprove 13% 13% 14% 18% 15% 12% 10% 14% 10% 13%
Strongly disapprove 29% 32% 27% 21% 28% 33% 34% 35% 12% 23%
Disapprove 42% 45% 41% 39% 43% 45% 44% 49% 22% 36%
Not sure 10% 8% 12% 13% 15% 8% 5% 8% 16% 17%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,663) (770) (893) (327) (343) (611) (382) (1,125) (209) (187)
Strongly approve 24% 53% 5% 15% 57% 3% 43% 11% 64% 15%
Somewhat approve 23% 28% 16% 25% 29% 11% 38% 16% 17% 22%
Approve 47% 81% 21% 40% 86% 14% 81% 27% 81% 37%
Somewhat disapprove 13% 8% 16% 16% 7% 18% 10% 16% 8% 15%
Strongly disapprove 29% 5% 57% 33% 4% 62% 6% 47% 8% 32%
Disapprove 42% 13% 73% 49% 11% 80% 16% 63% 16% 47%
Not sure 10% 6% 7% 11% 3% 6% 3% 10% 3% 16%
Totals 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,663) (553) (432) (466) (573) (499) (254) (343) (167) (785)
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Strongly approve 15% 16% 15% 13% 9% 17% 22% 14% 23% 17%
Somewhat approve 22% 21% 22% 24% 20% 22% 22% 21% 24% 19%
Approve 37% 37% 37% 37% 29% 39% 44% 35% 47% 36%
Somewhat disapprove 14% 13% 14% 21% 17% 8% 11% 14% 17% 14%
Strongly disapprove 32% 35% 29% 18% 29% 40% 37% 36% 15% 26%
Disapprove 46% 48% 43% 39% 46% 48% 48% 50% 32% 40%
Not sure 18% 15% 20% 24% 26% 13% 8% 16% 22% 24%
Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100%
Unweighted N (1,662) (769) (893) (323) (343) (614) (382) (1,123) (211) (186)
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Strongly approve 12% 13% 11% 10% 8% 13% 17% 11% 21% 12%
Somewhat approve 20% 20% 20% 22% 18% 18% 25% 19% 23% 20%
Approve 32% 33% 31% 32% 26% 31% 42% 30% 44% 32%
Somewhat disapprove 16% 17% 16% 22% 21% 13% 10% 16% 15% 18%
Strongly disapprove 39% 41% 38% 29% 38% 45% 42% 44% 22% 38%
Disapprove 55% 58% 54% 51% 59% 58% 52% 60% 37% 56%
Not sure 12% 9% 15% 17% 15% 10% 6% 10% 19% 13%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101%
Unweighted N (1,670) (775) (895) (327) (345) (616) (382) (1,127) (212) (188)
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Strongly approve 14% 14% 13% 9% 10% 15% 21% 13% 23% 12%
Somewhat approve 21% 22% 20% 23% 18% 23% 19% 19% 26% 19%
Approve 35% 36% 33% 32% 28% 38% 40% 32% 49% 31%
Somewhat disapprove 15% 15% 15% 26% 15% 12% 9% 16% 11% 15%
Strongly disapprove 32% 36% 29% 21% 29% 36% 43% 38% 14% 25%
Disapprove 47% 51% 44% 47% 44% 48% 52% 54% 25% 40%
Not sure 18% 13% 23% 22% 27% 14% 8% 14% 27% 29%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100%
Unweighted N (1,664) (772) (892) (325) (344) (614) (381) (1,124) (212) (185)
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3G. Biden Approval on Issues — The situation with Russia and Ukraine
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Biden is handling each of the following issues?
Strongly approve 18% 19% 16% 12% 12% 22% 24% 17% 22% 20%
Somewhat approve 20% 20% 21% 26% 16% 17% 25% 20% 23% 21%
Approve 38% 39% 37% 38% 28% 39% 49% 37% 45% 41%
Somewhat disapprove 17% 17% 17% 22% 19% 14% 12% 17% 12% 17%
Strongly disapprove 31% 33% 30% 22% 31% 36% 34% 36% 19% 22%
Disapprove 48% 50% 47% 44% 50% 50% 46% 53% 31% 39%
Not sure 14% 11% 16% 18% 22% 10% 5% 10% 24% 21%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101%
Unweighted N (1,658) (766) (892) (326) (343) (610) (379) (1,122) (210) (184)
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Strongly approve 15% 17% 14% 12% 11% 16% 22% 13% 23% 22%
Somewhat approve 18% 18% 18% 19% 18% 16% 20% 18% 19% 13%
Approve 33% 35% 32% 31% 29% 32% 42% 31% 42% 35%
Somewhat disapprove 13% 14% 12% 18% 16% 11% 6% 12% 13% 15%
Strongly disapprove 39% 38% 40% 30% 36% 43% 44% 45% 19% 33%
Disapprove 52% 52% 52% 48% 52% 54% 50% 57% 32% 48%
Not sure 15% 13% 16% 20% 18% 14% 7% 12% 25% 18%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 99% 100% 99% 101%
Unweighted N (1,663) (773) (890) (325) (345) (612) (381) (1,124) (210) (186)
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The Democratic Party candidate 37% 35% 39% 38% 30% 38% 43% 33% 55% 38%
The Republican Party candidate 32% 37% 28% 22% 27% 37% 41% 41% 7% 22%
Other 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3%
Not sure 14% 12% 16% 17% 19% 12% 9% 13% 16% 18%
I would not vote 14% 14% 14% 20% 21% 11% 6% 11% 20% 20%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 101%
Unweighted N (1,668) (775) (893) (326) (344) (617) (381) (1,127) (212) (186)
The Democratic Party candidate 37% 88% 3% 22% 86% 3% 69% 15% 74% 29%
The Republican Party candidate 32% 3% 87% 27% 4% 84% 15% 63% 13% 28%
Other 2% 0% 1% 5% 2% 3% 1% 1% 0% 4%
Not sure 14% 5% 4% 24% 7% 10% 8% 12% 5% 19%
I would not vote 14% 4% 5% 22% 1% 0% 8% 9% 8% 20%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,668) (556) (431) (470) (573) (499) (256) (344) (166) (788)
The Democratic Party candidate 37% 43% 21% 56% 15% 15%
The Republican Party candidate 32% 39% 15% 15% 61% 22%
Other 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 2%
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Yes 28% 29% 26% 25% 33% 29% 21% 33% 12% 23%
No 59% 56% 61% 59% 51% 60% 65% 55% 73% 59%
Not sure 14% 15% 13% 16% 16% 11% 15% 12% 15% 18%
Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,670) (776) (894) (327) (346) (615) (382) (1,127) (212) (188)
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Yes 18% 20% 16% 17% 17% 19% 19% 15% 29% 21%
No 64% 63% 65% 64% 64% 65% 62% 71% 45% 56%
Not sure 18% 16% 19% 19% 19% 15% 19% 14% 26% 23%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,667) (776) (891) (325) (345) (617) (380) (1,124) (212) (188)
Yes 18% 35% 9% 12% 34% 10% 30% 13% 35% 13%
No 64% 41% 86% 71% 41% 88% 48% 78% 41% 68%
Not sure 18% 23% 5% 16% 25% 3% 22% 9% 24% 19%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,667) (555) (430) (470) (572) (500) (255) (344) (167) (788)
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Joe Biden 27% 34% 22% 31% 21% 28% 29% 23% 37% 25%
Kamala Harris 19% 18% 19% 21% 29% 16% 10% 15% 24% 28%
Someone else (Please specify) 20% 23% 19% 22% 18% 22% 19% 26% 9% 18%
Not sure 30% 21% 36% 21% 22% 32% 42% 32% 27% 23%
I would not vote 4% 5% 4% 5% 10% 3% 1% 4% 3% 6%
Totals 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (686) (273) (413) (134) (138) (255) (159) (412) (134) (85)
Joe Biden 27% 31% ∗ 12% 31% ∗ 32% 38% 38% 17%
Kamala Harris 19% 19% ∗ 19% 14% ∗ 24% 33% 11% 16%
Someone else (Please specify) 20% 18% ∗ 26% 22% ∗ 15% 10% 24% 24%
Not sure 30% 28% ∗ 38% 32% ∗ 26% 11% 26% 37%
I would not vote 4% 4% ∗ 5% 0% ∗ 3% 7% 0% 6%
Totals 100% 100% ∗ 100% 99% ∗ 100% 99% 99% 100%
Unweighted N (686) (556) (0) (98) (491) (24) (177) (57) (134) (276)
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Donald Trump 50% 46% 53% 56% 58% 53% 34% 51% ∗ 42%
Ron DeSantis 29% 32% 24% 30% 18% 28% 38% 28% ∗ 35%
Someone else (Please specify) 4% 5% 4% 2% 2% 5% 7% 4% ∗ 3%
Not sure 15% 14% 17% 11% 16% 14% 19% 15% ∗ 13%
I would not vote 2% 3% 2% 1% 6% 0% 3% 1% ∗ 6%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% ∗ 99%
Unweighted N (575) (313) (262) (89) (103) (219) (164) (482) (17) (42)
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Joe Biden, the Democrat 39% 36% 43% 40% 31% 42% 45% 35% 58% 41%
Donald Trump, the Republican 40% 44% 36% 31% 41% 44% 42% 48% 14% 29%
Not sure 21% 21% 21% 29% 28% 14% 13% 17% 28% 31%
Totals 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101%
Unweighted N (1,668) (776) (892) (326) (345) (616) (381) (1,127) (211) (187)
Joe Biden, the Democrat 39% 86% 5% 29% 89% 2% 69% 14% 73% 34%
Donald Trump, the Republican 40% 7% 89% 38% 3% 91% 19% 71% 17% 36%
Not sure 21% 7% 7% 33% 8% 7% 12% 14% 10% 30%
Totals 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,668) (555) (432) (470) (571) (501) (255) (345) (166) (788)
Joe Biden, the Democrat 39% 44% 26% 60% 16% 15%
Donald Trump, the Republican 40% 43% 32% 22% 70% 31%
Not sure 21% 13% 42% 18% 15% 54%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100%
Unweighted N (1,668) (1,261) (407) (907) (606) (152)
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Democratic Party 27% 25% 29% 24% 21% 28% 34% 24% 42% 28%
Republican Party 39% 44% 34% 31% 34% 44% 46% 48% 14% 26%
Both equally 11% 12% 10% 13% 15% 9% 6% 9% 15% 12%
Not sure 23% 19% 27% 32% 30% 18% 14% 19% 29% 34%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,667) (774) (893) (325) (343) (617) (382) (1,127) (210) (187)
Democratic Party 27% 62% 3% 15% 65% 2% 47% 11% 57% 21%
Republican Party 39% 9% 84% 39% 7% 86% 16% 71% 13% 37%
Both equally 11% 12% 3% 16% 12% 2% 19% 6% 14% 10%
Not sure 23% 17% 9% 30% 16% 9% 18% 12% 16% 32%
Totals 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,667) (557) (432) (469) (573) (502) (254) (344) (167) (788)
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Democratic Party 38% 34% 41% 35% 33% 39% 44% 34% 53% 38%
Republican Party 35% 40% 30% 25% 29% 40% 42% 43% 12% 22%
Both equally 8% 8% 8% 10% 11% 7% 3% 7% 8% 12%
Not sure 20% 18% 22% 29% 26% 15% 11% 16% 27% 28%
Totals 101% 100% 101% 99% 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,664) (771) (893) (325) (343) (615) (381) (1,126) (209) (186)
Democratic Party 38% 78% 5% 31% 85% 3% 65% 12% 75% 33%
Republican Party 35% 6% 80% 32% 4% 83% 12% 65% 13% 31%
Both equally 8% 8% 5% 9% 5% 4% 12% 7% 7% 7%
Not sure 20% 9% 10% 27% 7% 10% 11% 16% 5% 29%
Totals 101% 101% 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,664) (555) (430) (469) (570) (501) (253) (345) (166) (786)
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Democratic Party 40% 37% 43% 40% 34% 40% 46% 38% 50% 39%
Republican Party 32% 36% 28% 23% 28% 35% 39% 38% 13% 24%
Both equally 7% 8% 7% 11% 9% 6% 4% 6% 10% 7%
Not sure 21% 19% 23% 26% 29% 18% 11% 17% 27% 31%
Totals 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 101%
Unweighted N (1,668) (774) (894) (326) (343) (617) (382) (1,126) (212) (187)
Democratic Party 40% 79% 9% 33% 82% 7% 67% 12% 75% 36%
Republican Party 32% 6% 73% 30% 5% 72% 11% 63% 12% 28%
Both equally 7% 6% 6% 9% 5% 5% 12% 8% 6% 7%
Not sure 21% 9% 12% 28% 7% 16% 11% 18% 7% 30%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% 101% 100% 101%
Unweighted N (1,668) (557) (431) (469) (573) (501) (254) (344) (167) (789)
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Democratic Party 39% 36% 41% 38% 31% 40% 45% 35% 55% 39%
Republican Party 31% 35% 27% 20% 24% 37% 41% 39% 7% 18%
Both equally 9% 10% 9% 14% 16% 6% 4% 8% 10% 13%
Not sure 21% 19% 23% 29% 29% 17% 9% 17% 28% 29%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 99%
Unweighted N (1,666) (774) (892) (325) (342) (617) (382) (1,127) (209) (187)
Democratic Party 39% 83% 7% 27% 86% 4% 66% 12% 77% 33%
Republican Party 31% 3% 76% 29% 3% 79% 9% 64% 8% 27%
Both equally 9% 6% 5% 14% 6% 4% 13% 7% 7% 9%
Not sure 21% 7% 13% 30% 6% 14% 12% 16% 8% 30%
Totals 100% 99% 101% 100% 101% 101% 100% 99% 100% 99%
Unweighted N (1,666) (556) (432) (469) (573) (502) (254) (343) (167) (788)
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Better 12% 13% 11% 13% 10% 12% 14% 8% 25% 15%
Worse 44% 47% 41% 38% 44% 45% 48% 52% 21% 33%
About the same as you expected 36% 32% 40% 37% 33% 38% 35% 36% 35% 37%
Not sure 8% 9% 7% 12% 14% 5% 3% 4% 19% 16%
Totals 100% 101% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101%
Unweighted N (1,668) (774) (894) (326) (344) (616) (382) (1,126) (211) (188)
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Strength 19% 18% 19% 19% 10% 21% 25% 16% 33% 22%
Audacity 12% 12% 12% 14% 9% 12% 14% 10% 17% 16%
Empathy 36% 32% 39% 28% 26% 41% 46% 34% 44% 39%
Honesty 30% 28% 32% 26% 19% 35% 42% 28% 44% 33%
Competence 23% 21% 26% 16% 17% 26% 35% 23% 31% 22%
Takes responsibility 29% 27% 31% 20% 20% 34% 40% 25% 44% 31%
Decency 35% 33% 36% 27% 25% 39% 46% 34% 43% 34%
Intelligence 25% 22% 29% 18% 14% 30% 39% 24% 42% 23%
None of the above 44% 46% 43% 42% 47% 44% 43% 49% 29% 36%
Unweighted N (1,672) (777) (895) (327) (346) (617) (382) (1,129) (212) (188)
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Yes 27% 26% 27% 23% 20% 29% 36% 23% 43% 31%
No 56% 57% 54% 57% 56% 56% 54% 65% 30% 45%
Not sure 17% 16% 18% 20% 24% 15% 10% 13% 27% 24%
Totals 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100%
Unweighted N (1,672) (777) (895) (327) (346) (617) (382) (1,129) (212) (188)
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