Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled public safety in Texas (October 2021)

Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled public safety in Texas (October 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety."
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Approve strongly16%
Approve somewhat26%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%
Disapprove somewhat10%
Disapprove strongly20%
Don’t know/No opinion8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly6%5%27%
Approve somewhat9%26%42%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%34%17%
Disapprove somewhat19%9%4%
Disapprove strongly40%17%3%
Don’t know/No opinion9%8%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly1%3%10%
Approve somewhat1%18%7%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%30%15%
Disapprove somewhat28%23%13%
Disapprove strongly53%15%47%
Don’t know/No opinion7%12%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly21%18%34%
Approve somewhat40%45%43%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%14%14%
Disapprove somewhat4%9%2%
Disapprove strongly1%8%3%
Don’t know/No opinion10%6%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly5%6%28%
Approve somewhat5%21%42%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%30%16%
Disapprove somewhat16%18%3%
Disapprove strongly50%16%3%
Don’t know/No opinion9%9%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly7%4%4%
Approve somewhat9%5%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%18%7%
Disapprove somewhat19%21%9%
Disapprove strongly33%44%70%
Don’t know/No opinion11%9%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly15%21%40%
Approve somewhat47%46%37%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%15%15%
Disapprove somewhat5%4%1%
Disapprove strongly4%4%3%
Don’t know/No opinion8%9%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly17%14%14%
Approve somewhat31%13%21%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%25%23%
Disapprove somewhat10%8%15%
Disapprove strongly18%30%19%
Don’t know/No opinion7%12%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly19%13%
Approve somewhat29%24%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%21%
Disapprove somewhat10%10%
Disapprove strongly16%23%
Don’t know/No opinion6%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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
Approve strongly16%15%17%
Approve somewhat19%28%34%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%18%22%
Disapprove somewhat12%10%9%
Disapprove strongly25%20%12%
Don’t know/No opinion7%9%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly10%14%19%18%
Approve somewhat10%25%29%37%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%22%17%22%
Disapprove somewhat13%11%10%8%
Disapprove strongly29%20%19%12%
Don’t know/No opinion17%7%6%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly15%15%19%21%14%12%
Approve somewhat26%30%24%30%25%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove38%21%19%15%20%17%
Disapprove somewhat21%8%11%11%9%13%
Disapprove strongly0%21%16%17%22%26%
Don’t know/No opinion0%5%11%6%9%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly27%9%8%9%
Approve somewhat30%30%21%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%24%20%12%
Disapprove somewhat5%15%13%14%
Disapprove strongly12%14%24%41%
Don’t know/No opinion7%8%14%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Public safety." 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.
Approve strongly27%16%7%6%
Approve somewhat34%30%15%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%21%16%28%
Disapprove somewhat6%10%16%10%
Disapprove strongly9%15%40%17%
Don’t know/No opinion5%8%6%20%

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