Greg Abbott Favorability (October 2018)

Greg Abbott Favorability (October 2018)

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categoryTotal
Very favorable38%
Somewhat favorable14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%
Somewhat unfavorable9%
Very unfavorable22%
Don't know/no opinion7%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable4%23%72%
Somewhat favorable10%19%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%13%5%
Somewhat unfavorable16%12%2%
Very unfavorable48%19%2%
Don't know/no opinion9%14%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable1%5%5%
Somewhat favorable12%16%6%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%24%9%
Somewhat unfavorable18%17%15%
Very unfavorable59%21%57%
Don't know/no opinion2%17%8%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable69%47%82%
Somewhat favorable21%30%9%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable2%4%7%
Somewhat unfavorable4%5%0%
Very unfavorable4%5%1%
Don't know/no opinion1%8%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable7%15%67%
Somewhat favorable4%21%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%16%4%
Somewhat unfavorable15%16%3%
Very unfavorable60%21%4%
Don't know/no opinion6%10%5%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable5%1%11%
Somewhat favorable6%7%2%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%8%5%
Somewhat unfavorable22%16%10%
Very unfavorable45%66%64%
Don't know/no opinion7%2%8%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable38%61%82%
Somewhat favorable28%26%6%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%3%1%
Somewhat unfavorable8%3%1%
Very unfavorable7%3%4%
Don't know/no opinion4%3%7%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable4%68%77%
Somewhat favorable8%22%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%6%1%
Somewhat unfavorable17%2%3%
Very unfavorable51%0%4%
Don't know/no opinion7%3%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable50%8%25%
Somewhat favorable13%17%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%17%12%
Somewhat unfavorable7%11%14%
Very unfavorable20%31%22%
Don't know/no opinion3%16%13%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable43%33%
Somewhat favorable14%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%11%
Somewhat unfavorable10%8%
Very unfavorable22%23%
Don't know/no opinion4%10%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable25%42%47%
Somewhat favorable16%13%16%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%9%7%
Somewhat unfavorable11%9%7%
Very unfavorable30%22%12%
Don't know/no opinion8%5%11%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable24%26%43%53%
Somewhat favorable14%14%15%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%11%7%9%
Somewhat unfavorable10%13%7%7%
Very unfavorable30%23%22%16%
Don't know/no opinion10%14%6%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable28%33%41%37%44%34%
Somewhat favorable11%19%13%13%13%12%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%11%8%10%9%8%
Somewhat unfavorable12%8%7%8%7%17%
Very unfavorable11%17%25%28%24%27%
Don't know/no opinion26%13%6%5%3%3%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable49%36%24%22%
Somewhat favorable13%17%22%9%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%10%6%8%
Somewhat unfavorable7%10%12%11%
Very unfavorable14%20%31%42%
Don't know/no opinion7%8%5%8%

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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 favorable55%40%15%
Somewhat favorable15%16%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%9%7%
Somewhat unfavorable5%11%11%
Very unfavorable9%20%48%
Don't know/no opinion8%3%5%

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