Greg Abbott Approval (October 2020)

Greg Abbott Approval (October 2020)

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Approve strongly20%
Approve somewhat27%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%
Disapprove somewhat16%
Disapprove strongly24%
Don't know2%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly3%9%38%
Approve somewhat10%24%43%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%26%6%
Disapprove somewhat24%19%8%
Disapprove strongly46%20%5%
Don't know3%3%1%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly0%2%5%
Approve somewhat11%16%7%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%17%12%
Disapprove somewhat33%23%20%
Disapprove strongly36%38%55%
Don't know3%4%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly27%29%46%
Approve somewhat42%54%40%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%5%5%
Disapprove somewhat12%10%5%
Disapprove strongly8%2%4%
Don't know0%0%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly3%7%38%
Approve somewhat7%24%42%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%26%4%
Disapprove somewhat24%20%8%
Disapprove strongly51%20%7%
Don't know3%4%0%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly1%1%7%
Approve somewhat5%10%4%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%8%11%
Disapprove somewhat31%28%12%
Disapprove strongly42%50%62%
Don't know1%3%4%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly27%36%45%
Approve somewhat43%48%37%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%5%3%
Disapprove somewhat13%8%5%
Disapprove strongly9%4%10%
Don't know1%0%0%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly24%10%15%
Approve somewhat33%13%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%24%15%
Disapprove somewhat16%14%18%
Disapprove strongly19%34%32%
Don't know1%6%0%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly21%19%
Approve somewhat28%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%14%
Disapprove somewhat13%18%
Disapprove strongly26%22%
Don't know2%2%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly17%20%25%
Approve somewhat24%27%30%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%13%14%
Disapprove somewhat18%15%14%
Disapprove strongly29%25%13%
Don't know3%1%3%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly10%13%22%33%
Approve somewhat29%23%29%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%16%9%6%
Disapprove somewhat16%16%16%13%
Disapprove strongly23%30%22%19%
Don't know2%2%2%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly6%19%21%18%17%29%
Approve somewhat15%28%27%28%29%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove4%16%12%10%13%7%
Disapprove somewhat29%13%12%16%18%22%
Disapprove strongly45%22%26%25%22%21%
Don't know0%3%2%4%0%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly29%12%12%10%
Approve somewhat33%31%19%11%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%16%19%12%
Disapprove somewhat13%15%19%21%
Disapprove strongly13%26%30%44%
Don't know2%0%1%3%

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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 strongly33%19%8%8%
Approve somewhat30%35%13%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%13%7%32%
Disapprove somewhat13%14%24%17%
Disapprove strongly12%19%46%30%
Don't know3%0%2%2%

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