Texas Spending on Border Security (August 2022)

Texas Spending on Border Security (August 2022)

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Too little34%
Too much27%
About the right amount22%
Don't know/No opinion17%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too little16%34%52%
Too much45%19%12%
About the right amount18%21%25%
Don't know/No opinion21%26%11%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too little17%22%13%
Too much45%37%49%
About the right amount14%22%18%
Don't know/No opinion24%19%20%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too little58%44%53%
Too much11%17%11%
About the right amount20%26%27%
Don't know/No opinion12%14%9%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too little15%30%50%
Too much50%21%14%
About the right amount17%24%24%
Don't know/No opinion18%24%12%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too little27%13%6%
Too much34%50%65%
About the right amount18%20%12%
Don't know/No opinion21%17%17%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too little39%51%57%
Too much20%12%11%
About the right amount27%26%21%
Don't know/No opinion14%10%12%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too little39%19%30%
Too much26%24%32%
About the right amount22%24%22%
Don't know/No opinion13%33%16%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Too little36%32%
Too much26%27%
About the right amount24%20%
Don't know/No opinion14%20%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too little30%35%39%
Too much34%26%18%
About the right amount20%22%27%
Don't know/No opinion16%18%17%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too little23%28%41%39%
Too much30%31%21%28%
About the right amount27%25%21%18%
Don't know/No opinion20%17%18%15%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too little43%34%35%33%36%28%
Too much28%23%25%18%31%35%
About the right amount22%26%17%22%21%24%
Don't know/No opinion6%17%23%27%11%13%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too little42%37%26%21%
Too much20%20%37%41%
About the right amount22%23%24%19%
Don't know/No opinion16%20%13%19%

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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.
Too little45%35%20%39%
Too much18%21%47%18%
About the right amount22%27%16%14%
Don't know/No opinion16%16%17%28%

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