Greg Abbott Favorability (October 2012)

Greg Abbott Favorability (October 2012)

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Very favorable8%
Somewhat favorable14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%
Somewhat unfavorable7%
Very unfavorable8%
Don't know/No Opinion 40%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable0%8%16%
Somewhat favorable7%11%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable26%20%22%
Somewhat unfavorable11%10%2%
Very unfavorable17%4%1%
Don't know/No Opinion 40%48%35%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable18%5%19%
Somewhat favorable19%21%29%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable26%21%19%
Somewhat unfavorable3%0%2%
Very unfavorable0%0%2%
Don't know/No Opinion 34%52%29%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable0%0%0%
Somewhat favorable4%12%6%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable26%24%26%
Somewhat unfavorable21%8%8%
Very unfavorable14%19%17%
Don't know/No Opinion 36%37%43%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable0%3%17%
Somewhat favorable7%6%26%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%26%23%
Somewhat unfavorable18%6%3%
Very unfavorable19%8%3%
Don't know/No Opinion 42%50%29%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable8%19%30%
Somewhat favorable23%28%26%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable30%21%17%
Somewhat unfavorable4%1%4%
Very unfavorable5%0%4%
Don't know/No Opinion 31%32%19%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Somewhat favorable8%5%8%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%16%8%
Somewhat unfavorable20%16%9%
Very unfavorable22%14%22%
Don't know/No Opinion 35%49%53%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable0%18%18%
Somewhat favorable7%20%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%24%25%
Somewhat unfavorable12%3%7%
Very unfavorable17%3%0%
Don't know/No Opinion 40%33%33%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable10%3%5%
Somewhat favorable15%8%22%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%30%19%
Somewhat unfavorable7%9%3%
Very unfavorable7%14%8%
Don't know/No Opinion 38%37%42%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable9%8%
Somewhat favorable16%13%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%23%
Somewhat unfavorable10%4%
Very unfavorable11%5%
Don't know/No Opinion 32%46%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable6%11%6%
Somewhat favorable14%13%18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable20%25%22%
Somewhat unfavorable6%8%6%
Very unfavorable13%6%5%
Don't know/No Opinion 41%38%43%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable1%8%6%7%10%16%
Somewhat favorable8%16%12%13%14%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable6%25%22%27%24%20%
Somewhat unfavorable6%1%9%6%13%9%
Very unfavorable25%3%13%5%6%12%
Don't know/No Opinion 55%47%38%42%33%21%

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