Federal Government Favorability (February 2017)

Federal Government Favorability (February 2017)

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categorycolumn-1
Very favorable5%
Somewhat favorable18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%
Somewhat unfavorable23%
Very unfavorable27%
Don't know/no opinion3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable5%1%5%
Somewhat favorable18%10%22%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable25%22%23%
Somewhat unfavorable23%19%26%
Very unfavorable27%41%20%
Don't know/no opinion2%7%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable3%6%6%
Somewhat favorable11%19%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable27%23%20%
Somewhat unfavorable27%30%23%
Very unfavorable31%15%17%
Don't know/no opinion1%7%3%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable0%2%8%
Somewhat favorable11%19%20%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable24%38%19%
Somewhat unfavorable29%22%21%
Very unfavorable36%18%28%
Don't know/no opinion0%1%4%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable4%3%7%
Somewhat favorable17%16%22%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%30%20%
Somewhat unfavorable24%22%24%
Very unfavorable34%25%24%
Don't know/no opinion2%5%3%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable4%4%11%
Somewhat favorable17%26%20%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%18%21%
Somewhat unfavorable34%26%18%
Very unfavorable18%25%26%
Don't know/no opinion5%1%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable1%4%4%
Somewhat favorable23%14%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%17%20%
Somewhat unfavorable26%29%17%
Very unfavorable31%32%40%
Don't know/no opinion1%4%1%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable5%8%3%
Somewhat favorable17%28%13%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable24%24%16%
Somewhat unfavorable21%23%30%
Very unfavorable31%13%36%
Don't know/no opinion2%4%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable4%10%5%
Somewhat favorable20%20%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable21%30%23%
Somewhat unfavorable26%9%25%
Very unfavorable26%29%27%
Don't know/no opinion3%1%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable5%5%
Somewhat favorable18%19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%25%
Somewhat unfavorable26%22%
Very unfavorable29%24%
Don't know/no opinion1%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable7%4%3%
Somewhat favorable18%17%22%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable28%21%23%
Somewhat unfavorable20%26%23%
Very unfavorable24%29%25%
Don't know/no opinion3%3%3%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable8%7%3%5%
Somewhat favorable16%20%18%20%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable29%24%18%26%
Somewhat unfavorable21%22%27%21%
Very unfavorable23%23%32%23%
Don't know/no opinion3%4%2%4%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable0%8%3%6%3%5%
Somewhat favorable2%22%16%18%19%20%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable36%26%20%25%23%17%
Somewhat unfavorable9%20%25%23%26%32%
Very unfavorable42%22%32%26%26%24%
Don't know/no opinion11%3%5%1%2%2%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable8%4%1%2%
Somewhat favorable22%17%17%10%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable25%21%24%22%
Somewhat unfavorable19%28%30%23%
Very unfavorable23%25%27%39%
Don't know/no opinion3%4%1%4%

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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
Very favorable9%3%2%
Somewhat favorable25%18%12%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable29%23%18%
Somewhat unfavorable18%23%31%
Very unfavorable15%32%34%
Don't know/no opinion3%2%3%

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