Dan Patrick Job Approval (February 2017)

Dan Patrick Job Approval (February 2017)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly16%
Approve somewhat16%
Neither approve nor disapprove24%
Disapprove somewhat8%
Disapprove strongly23%
Don't know14%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly1%6%32%
Approve somewhat5%9%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%24%25%
Disapprove somewhat9%18%3%
Disapprove strongly46%31%3%
Don't know16%12%11%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly35%18%42%
Approve somewhat25%24%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%35%16%
Disapprove somewhat3%4%2%
Disapprove strongly3%5%1%
Don't know7%14%10%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly0%2%1%
Approve somewhat6%5%5%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%26%20%
Disapprove somewhat8%9%10%
Disapprove strongly48%29%54%
Don't know11%29%11%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly3%4%33%
Approve somewhat3%10%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%35%20%
Disapprove somewhat10%10%5%
Disapprove strongly59%24%5%
Don't know12%18%11%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly15%26%48%
Approve somewhat17%31%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove28%24%12%
Disapprove somewhat12%6%1%
Disapprove strongly8%5%4%
Don't know22%9%7%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly1%2%4%
Approve somewhat6%4%1%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%14%13%
Disapprove somewhat12%9%8%
Disapprove strongly45%60%67%
Don't know23%10%6%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly1%25%47%
Approve somewhat5%27%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%26%16%
Disapprove somewhat9%4%3%
Disapprove strongly51%2%2%
Don't know13%16%4%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly21%2%9%
Approve somewhat19%12%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%26%33%
Disapprove somewhat6%14%9%
Disapprove strongly23%33%20%
Don't know11%13%19%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly20%13%
Approve somewhat16%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%26%
Disapprove somewhat7%8%
Disapprove strongly27%20%
Don't know10%17%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly10%20%18%
Approve somewhat12%16%19%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%20%25%
Disapprove somewhat9%7%8%
Disapprove strongly27%24%15%
Don't know13%13%16%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly10%10%18%27%
Approve somewhat7%13%20%19%
Neither approve nor disapprove30%25%21%21%
Disapprove somewhat8%11%6%5%
Disapprove strongly19%22%27%21%
Don't know26%20%7%6%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly15%17%14%14%18%17%
Approve somewhat3%14%19%20%16%13%
Neither approve nor disapprove38%27%22%23%19%20%
Disapprove somewhat1%9%6%11%7%7%
Disapprove strongly17%17%24%15%31%36%
Don't know26%15%15%17%9%7%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly20%19%9%5%
Approve somewhat20%15%11%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%30%24%15%
Disapprove somewhat8%8%9%6%
Disapprove strongly13%19%30%52%
Don't know16%9%15%16%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Approve strongly21%19%7%
Approve somewhat18%19%8%
Neither approve nor disapprove28%24%15%
Disapprove somewhat4%11%6%
Disapprove strongly12%16%51%
Don't know17%11%13%

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