Tea Party Influence (February 2016)

Tea Party Influence (February 2016)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    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
Too much influence63%36%56%
Too little influence7%16%6%
The right amount of influence13%10%8%
Don't know18%38%29%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    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
Too much influence69%36%15%
Too little influence7%13%39%
The right amount of influence5%14%25%
Don't know19%37%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much influence22%14%8%
Too little influence28%38%53%
The right amount of influence19%30%23%
Don't know31%18%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much influence63%73%72%
Too little influence10%5%4%
The right amount of influence7%5%3%
Don't know20%16%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Too much influence59%23%0%
Too little influence9%20%80%
The right amount of influence9%31%17%
Don't know23%26%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much influence31%45%35%
Too little influence27%13%17%
The right amount of influence19%8%15%
Don't know24%33%33%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Too much influence37%29%
Too little influence30%18%
The right amount of influence18%16%
Don't know15%37%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    Community is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much influence38%34%22%
Too little influence21%22%28%
The right amount of influence12%20%19%
Don't know29%24%31%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much influence30%31%32%40%
Too little influence19%21%24%26%
The right amount of influence20%19%16%15%
Don't know31%29%27%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"
    Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much influence29%23%29%30%37%66%
Too little influence29%23%23%20%24%15%
The right amount of influence7%18%18%20%20%15%
Don't know34%36%30%29%18%4%

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