Rating of Democratic Elected Officials' Liberalism (August 2023)

Rating of Democratic Elected Officials' Liberalism (August 2023)

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Liberal enough35%
Too liberal12%
Not liberal enough38%
Don't know/No opinion15%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Liberal enough36%0%0%
Too liberal11%0%0%
Not liberal enough39%0%0%
Don't know/No opinion14%0%0%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Liberal enough33%29%41%
Too liberal7%23%5%
Not liberal enough48%33%38%
Don't know/No opinion12%15%15%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Liberal enough0%0%0%
Too liberal0%0%0%
Not liberal enough0%0%0%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Liberal enough38%23%35%
Too liberal8%21%16%
Not liberal enough45%22%29%
Don't know/No opinion8%34%21%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Liberal enough35%46%32%
Too liberal18%8%1%
Not liberal enough33%39%61%
Don't know/No opinion14%7%6%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Liberal enough24%30%69%
Too liberal14%24%0%
Not liberal enough30%31%22%
Don't know/No opinion32%15%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Liberal enough38%35%32%
Too liberal6%22%13%
Not liberal enough41%23%41%
Don't know/No opinion14%20%15%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Liberal enough32%37%
Too liberal17%8%
Not liberal enough36%39%
Don't know/No opinion15%16%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Liberal enough36%36%27%
Too liberal14%9%10%
Not liberal enough36%39%43%
Don't know/No opinion13%16%20%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Liberal enough42%27%30%46%
Too liberal21%16%8%2%
Not liberal enough25%47%41%34%
Don't know/No opinion12%10%21%19%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Liberal enough30%33%29%36%42%32%
Too liberal42%15%8%15%9%7%
Not liberal enough29%30%42%33%43%45%
Don't know/No opinion0%22%22%16%5%16%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Liberal enough41%34%32%28%
Too liberal18%14%3%6%
Not liberal enough24%32%51%56%
Don't know/No opinion18%19%13%10%

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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.
Liberal enough41%35%29%39%
Too liberal22%9%7%6%
Not liberal enough15%40%55%32%
Don't know/No opinion22%17%8%23%

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