Greg Abbott Issue Area Job Approval (February 2022)

Greg Abbott Issue Area Job Approval (February 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: "
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categoryTotal
The economy46%
Immigration & border security45%
The coronavirus45%
Voting & elections43%
Crime & public safety43%
Public education39%
The electric grid in Texas33%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The economy20%32%76%
Immigration & border security16%38%75%
The coronavirus17%43%73%
Voting & elections16%29%74%
Crime & public safety15%35%74%
Public education17%26%63%
The electric grid in Texas14%23%54%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The economy12%25%20%
Immigration & border security6%19%18%
The coronavirus8%24%16%
Voting & elections8%20%15%
Crime & public safety10%20%15%
Public education10%22%17%
The electric grid in Texas6%20%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The economy69%75%81%
Immigration & border security69%68%81%
The coronavirus63%68%79%
Voting & elections70%65%79%
Crime & public safety68%68%79%
Public education54%55%72%
The electric grid in Texas44%46%62%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The economy18%29%73%
Immigration & border security13%33%72%
The coronavirus16%32%69%
Voting & elections15%27%69%
Crime & public safety14%29%70%
Public education15%27%60%
The electric grid in Texas12%22%52%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The economy25%15%15%
Immigration & border security15%11%14%
The coronavirus18%18%14%
Voting & elections15%16%13%
Crime & public safety14%14%14%
Public education12%18%14%
The electric grid in Texas17%12%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The economy60%78%75%
Immigration & border security63%73%77%
The coronavirus57%74%73%
Voting & elections51%77%73%
Crime & public safety57%73%75%
Public education43%67%65%
The electric grid in Texas37%53%58%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The economy55%25%36%
Immigration & border security55%25%34%
The coronavirus54%26%33%
Voting & elections52%23%33%
Crime & public safety54%22%32%
Public education45%27%32%
The electric grid in Texas37%19%30%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
The economy53%39%
Immigration & border security50%40%
The coronavirus50%40%
Voting & elections48%38%
Crime & public safety48%38%
Public education44%33%
The electric grid in Texas37%28%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The economy36%50%52%
Immigration & border security35%47%59%
The coronavirus38%45%57%
Voting & elections33%44%55%
Crime & public safety32%46%56%
Public education30%40%46%
The electric grid in Texas27%33%43%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
The economy39%41%49%50%
Immigration & border security33%41%47%55%
The coronavirus38%40%46%51%
Voting & elections36%37%45%51%
Crime & public safety28%39%47%51%
Public education34%37%40%41%
The electric grid in Texas23%29%33%43%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The economy29%43%44%43%49%51%
Immigration & border security44%42%43%52%47%46%
The coronavirus42%46%44%42%46%43%
Voting & elections26%42%39%44%46%46%
Crime & public safety46%42%40%43%46%48%
Public education27%41%38%31%39%38%
The electric grid in Texas21%37%30%36%31%31%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
The economy57%44%36%29%
Immigration & border security55%46%35%28%
The coronavirus57%43%35%25%
Voting & elections50%46%33%27%
Crime & public safety53%43%34%28%
Public education48%38%28%23%
The electric grid in Texas43%34%22%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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.
The economy58%50%29%29%
Immigration & border security56%50%27%32%
The coronavirus58%48%27%31%
Voting & elections55%46%26%27%
Crime & public safety56%45%27%35%
Public education52%40%22%29%
The electric grid in Texas48%34%16%18%

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