Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature handled each of the following issues (June 2021)

Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature handled each of the following issues (June 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?"
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2nd Amendment rights44%
COVID40%
Election & voting laws38%
Public safety37%
Immigration & border security36%
Abortion policy32%
Gun violence32%
The state budget30%
Police misconduct29%
K12 public education27%
Electric grid22%
Bail practices18%
Property taxes18%
Homelessness18%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
2nd Amendment rights15%42%70%
COVID15%35%63%
Election & voting laws11%27%63%
Public safety17%26%57%
Immigration & border security10%26%62%
Abortion policy7%26%56%
Gun violence6%27%54%
The state budget12%21%50%
Police misconduct9%18%50%
K12 public education14%15%42%
Electric grid10%16%37%
Bail practices6%13%28%
Property taxes8%11%28%
Homelessness9%16%26%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
2nd Amendment rights11%16%16%
COVID11%21%14%
Election & voting laws7%16%11%
Public safety8%24%19%
Immigration & border security4%9%13%
Abortion policy2%14%7%
Gun violence4%5%8%
The state budget5%17%12%
Police misconduct11%8%9%
K12 public education9%19%14%
Electric grid7%13%11%
Bail practices3%7%8%
Property taxes7%14%7%
Homelessness6%15%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
2nd Amendment rights72%54%75%
COVID55%52%71%
Election & voting laws65%52%66%
Public safety56%43%63%
Immigration & border security60%55%66%
Abortion policy56%35%62%
Gun violence55%42%58%
The state budget52%43%52%
Police misconduct50%38%52%
K12 public education42%33%46%
Electric grid44%27%37%
Bail practices29%22%30%
Property taxes23%24%32%
Homelessness33%12%28%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
2nd Amendment rights11%28%73%
COVID9%34%63%
Election & voting laws8%26%62%
Public safety10%26%60%
Immigration & border security8%24%61%
Abortion policy3%18%58%
Gun violence5%21%53%
The state budget8%20%52%
Police misconduct5%22%47%
K12 public education10%21%42%
Electric grid6%14%39%
Bail practices5%8%30%
Property taxes6%14%28%
Homelessness5%13%29%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
2nd Amendment rights13%6%14%
COVID13%5%9%
Election & voting laws15%3%10%
Public safety14%6%9%
Immigration & border security10%2%12%
Abortion policy6%2%3%
Gun violence6%3%9%
The state budget14%6%5%
Police misconduct6%3%8%
K12 public education13%7%10%
Electric grid8%5%6%
Bail practices7%5%5%
Property taxes12%3%6%
Homelessness6%4%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
2nd Amendment rights57%76%78%
COVID49%69%65%
Election & voting laws53%62%67%
Public safety50%63%63%
Immigration & border security49%64%65%
Abortion policy41%58%66%
Gun violence39%53%59%
The state budget45%54%52%
Police misconduct40%46%52%
K12 public education38%44%44%
Electric grid36%39%39%
Bail practices28%33%29%
Property taxes20%29%31%
Homelessness27%31%28%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
2nd Amendment rights50%30%34%
COVID46%27%33%
Election & voting laws42%19%34%
Public safety40%29%34%
Immigration & border security43%20%31%
Abortion policy38%12%27%
Gun violence37%13%28%
The state budget35%20%26%
Police misconduct32%16%30%
K12 public education31%16%27%
Electric grid26%21%16%
Bail practices20%19%9%
Property taxes19%17%17%
Homelessness21%14%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
2nd Amendment rights52%36%
COVID44%37%
Election & voting laws42%32%
Public safety41%34%
Immigration & border security42%31%
Abortion policy37%27%
Gun violence37%26%
The state budget35%27%
Police misconduct32%26%
K12 public education28%26%
Electric grid28%18%
Bail practices20%14%
Property taxes20%16%
Homelessness22%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
2nd Amendment rights34%47%52%
COVID30%43%46%
Election & voting laws29%39%45%
Public safety33%37%42%
Immigration & border security27%39%44%
Abortion policy21%34%43%
Gun violence20%34%42%
The state budget27%30%37%
Police misconduct23%29%36%
K12 public education24%28%32%
Electric grid19%22%31%
Bail practices15%18%19%
Property taxes17%17%23%
Homelessness16%18%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
2nd Amendment rights34%37%47%52%
COVID22%34%46%50%
Election & voting laws21%36%39%46%
Public safety20%31%42%48%
Immigration & border security23%31%41%45%
Abortion policy21%28%33%41%
Gun violence19%25%35%40%
The state budget23%28%32%38%
Police misconduct19%24%32%35%
K12 public education18%26%27%35%
Electric grid20%19%23%28%
Bail practices16%17%17%20%
Property taxes17%16%16%23%
Homelessness13%20%18%20%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
2nd Amendment rights46%42%47%52%40%41%
COVID25%44%40%42%36%40%
Election & voting laws31%39%37%42%34%37%
Public safety44%45%34%41%31%33%
Immigration & border security40%38%39%44%30%35%
Abortion policy33%32%34%36%30%30%
Gun violence23%29%33%40%27%36%
The state budget30%31%31%37%29%29%
Police misconduct16%31%31%31%25%30%
K12 public education30%27%30%32%24%26%
Electric grid9%24%25%25%23%20%
Bail practices18%15%18%18%19%16%
Property taxes24%15%19%25%16%17%
Homelessness3%16%19%19%20%20%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
2nd Amendment rights55%45%36%25%
COVID56%35%31%22%
Election & voting laws48%36%31%21%
Public safety47%37%31%21%
Immigration & border security48%37%27%19%
Abortion policy47%31%19%12%
Gun violence41%30%23%20%
The state budget39%31%25%17%
Police misconduct37%26%24%18%
K12 public education38%29%18%12%
Electric grid30%22%22%10%
Bail practices22%17%16%9%
Property taxes21%21%15%10%
Homelessness25%15%16%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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.
2nd Amendment rights55%54%25%26%
COVID56%46%20%23%
Election & voting laws50%43%23%19%
Public safety52%42%21%15%
Immigration & border security50%41%20%21%
Abortion policy47%39%12%16%
Gun violence40%39%17%15%
The state budget43%35%17%12%
Police misconduct41%31%17%18%
K12 public education39%32%13%13%
Electric grid32%26%12%12%
Bail practices22%20%9%15%
Property taxes25%20%11%4%
Homelessness25%20%10%13%

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