Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Reduce state taxes for Texas businesses (April 2023)

Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Reduce state taxes for Texas businesses (April 2023)

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Extremely important16%
Very important22%
Somewhat important28%
Not very important13%
Not important14%
Don't know/No opinion7%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely important14%9%19%
Very important15%18%29%
Somewhat important21%27%32%
Not very important18%12%11%
Not important27%16%4%
Don't know/No opinion5%19%6%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely important9%20%13%
Very important14%14%16%
Somewhat important20%22%21%
Not very important24%19%16%
Not important24%21%30%
Don't know/No opinion9%3%4%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely important10%13%24%
Very important27%30%30%
Somewhat important37%40%27%
Not very important17%7%9%
Not important4%7%3%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%7%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely important11%16%19%
Very important12%20%30%
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Not important30%12%3%
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely important6%6%22%
Very important18%11%7%
Somewhat important28%20%15%
Not very important21%29%13%
Not important20%29%41%
Don't know/No opinion7%5%2%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely important12%17%26%
Very important27%31%29%
Somewhat important38%35%25%
Not very important12%10%5%
Not important8%1%3%
Don't know/No opinion2%7%11%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely important17%18%12%
Very important22%19%22%
Somewhat important27%30%32%
Not very important15%12%10%
Not important14%13%14%
Don't know/No opinion6%7%9%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely important17%15%
Very important23%21%
Somewhat important31%26%
Not very important12%15%
Not important13%14%
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely important21%13%13%
Very important24%21%21%
Somewhat important27%29%28%
Not very important10%14%17%
Not important12%16%11%
Don't know/No opinion6%7%10%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely important15%24%13%11%
Very important28%20%20%22%
Somewhat important31%24%29%30%
Not very important8%12%12%20%
Not important8%13%18%12%
Don't know/No opinion10%6%8%5%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely important9%16%18%14%19%10%
Very important20%23%22%27%19%20%
Somewhat important43%31%23%30%27%28%
Not very important20%12%10%15%15%13%
Not important0%10%15%8%15%23%
Don't know/No opinion8%8%12%6%5%6%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely important22%11%8%9%
Very important27%24%12%8%
Somewhat important29%28%32%24%
Not very important8%15%21%19%
Not important7%11%19%36%
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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.
Extremely important20%18%5%10%
Very important29%21%11%20%
Somewhat important33%29%22%24%
Not very important8%15%20%14%
Not important6%9%36%15%
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