Texas Legislature Job Approval (June 2019)

Texas Legislature Job Approval (June 2019)

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categoryTotal
Approve strongly8%
Approve somewhat30%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%
Disapprove somewhat16%
Disapprove strongly13%
Don't know11%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly3%5%12%
Approve somewhat16%23%45%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%28%21%
Disapprove somewhat24%13%11%
Disapprove strongly25%15%2%
Don't know12%16%8%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly1%1%6%
Approve somewhat18%19%14%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%33%16%
Disapprove somewhat23%18%26%
Disapprove strongly35%15%26%
Don't know6%15%13%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly8%7%18%
Approve somewhat46%35%48%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%34%17%
Disapprove somewhat16%9%10%
Disapprove strongly2%2%2%
Don't know9%13%5%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly6%3%12%
Approve somewhat15%23%45%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%33%19%
Disapprove somewhat26%11%13%
Disapprove strongly28%14%3%
Don't know10%17%7%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly7%1%10%
Approve somewhat23%16%7%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%18%11%
Disapprove somewhat23%30%22%
Disapprove strongly17%24%40%
Don't know9%11%9%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly8%9%18%
Approve somewhat34%51%46%
Neither approve nor disapprove26%18%15%
Disapprove somewhat17%13%11%
Disapprove strongly4%3%3%
Don't know10%7%6%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly9%7%5%
Approve somewhat34%20%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%23%28%
Disapprove somewhat18%16%15%
Disapprove strongly13%15%12%
Don't know8%18%11%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly9%6%
Approve somewhat33%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%23%
Disapprove somewhat17%16%
Disapprove strongly14%12%
Don't know6%14%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly11%6%8%
Approve somewhat25%31%35%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%22%18%
Disapprove somewhat13%17%20%
Disapprove strongly16%12%9%
Don't know11%11%10%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly7%10%7%8%
Approve somewhat19%24%29%48%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%25%23%13%
Disapprove somewhat19%17%14%18%
Disapprove strongly8%14%17%8%
Don't know19%11%10%6%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly5%9%7%8%7%10%
Approve somewhat16%30%32%28%30%35%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%24%21%27%19%17%
Disapprove somewhat21%11%17%15%18%22%
Disapprove strongly13%10%12%15%15%14%
Don't know16%15%11%7%10%3%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly13%4%4%3%
Approve somewhat37%34%19%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%29%26%15%
Disapprove somewhat13%15%28%19%
Disapprove strongly8%7%16%34%
Don't know10%12%8%12%

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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
Approve strongly14%6%4%
Approve somewhat40%35%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%24%17%
Disapprove somewhat9%19%26%
Disapprove strongly6%7%31%
Don't know10%10%7%

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