Greg Abbott Favorability Among Likely Voters (October 2022)

Greg Abbott Favorability Among Likely Voters (October 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott.". Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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Very favorable31%
Somewhat favorable19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable5%
Somewhat unfavorable6%
Very unfavorable38%
Don't know/No opinion0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable4%15%57%
Somewhat favorable2%28%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable2%14%5%
Somewhat unfavorable6%19%5%
Very unfavorable86%23%2%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable5%4%4%
Somewhat favorable0%6%2%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable0%6%1%
Somewhat unfavorable4%16%3%
Very unfavorable90%68%90%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable42%29%69%
Somewhat favorable44%45%23%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%14%2%
Somewhat unfavorable7%4%3%
Very unfavorable1%6%2%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable5%24%51%
Somewhat favorable2%12%33%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable1%11%4%
Somewhat unfavorable3%9%6%
Very unfavorable88%44%5%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable3%5%7%
Somewhat favorable4%0%1%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable0%1%2%
Somewhat unfavorable6%3%2%
Very unfavorable87%91%86%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable27%47%67%
Somewhat favorable34%39%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%2%3%
Somewhat unfavorable12%7%2%
Very unfavorable13%5%0%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Race is calculated according to the race variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable34%15%34%
Somewhat favorable25%0%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%3%2%
Somewhat unfavorable6%9%5%
Very unfavorable29%73%44%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Very favorable35%28%
Somewhat favorable20%18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable4%6%
Somewhat unfavorable5%7%
Very unfavorable35%41%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?". Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable28%30%41%
Somewhat favorable14%20%25%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%4%5%
Somewhat unfavorable4%6%7%
Very unfavorable48%40%22%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable27%23%30%43%
Somewhat favorable20%17%24%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%9%3%4%
Somewhat unfavorable4%10%5%4%
Very unfavorable44%41%37%35%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable40%42%28%24%30%26%
Somewhat favorable27%19%25%24%17%13%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable2%3%4%3%5%10%
Somewhat unfavorable0%4%3%9%9%7%
Very unfavorable31%32%40%40%40%44%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable48%27%19%11%
Somewhat favorable21%22%22%11%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable4%5%6%5%
Somewhat unfavorable4%8%8%5%
Very unfavorable22%37%45%68%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Greg Abbott." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November elections on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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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.
Very favorable47%35%10%28%
Somewhat favorable18%24%13%25%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%5%2%13%
Somewhat unfavorable6%5%5%15%
Very unfavorable22%31%70%18%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%0%

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