Top Priorities in Budget (February 2017)
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 17% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 4% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 16% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 20% |
| Lowering business taxes | 4% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 12% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 13% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 15% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 23% | 12% | 13% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 9% | 19% | 21% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 15% | 29% | 23% |
| Lowering business taxes | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 4% | 8% | 19% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 22% | 6% | 6% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 19% | 20% | 9% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 10% | 16% | 13% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 27% | 17% | 19% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 25% | 25% | 21% |
| Lowering business taxes | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 18% | 18% | 22% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 7% | 10% | 9% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 31% | 21% | 20% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 5% | 15% | 8% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 14% | 16% | 15% |
| Lowering business taxes | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 26% | 16% | 24% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 10% | 21% | 22% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 27% | 19% | 11% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 6% | 15% | 22% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 19% | 19% | 21% |
| Lowering business taxes | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 4% | 9% | 19% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 30% | 12% | 5% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 9% | 22% | 11% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 24% | 8% | 7% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 6% | 4% | 12% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 19% | 20% | 25% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 16% | 30% | 15% |
| Lowering business taxes | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 13% | 17% | 22% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 8% | 12% | 11% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 32% | 29% | 21% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 0% | 2% | 1% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 9% | 7% | 4% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 20% | 23% | 13% |
| Lowering business taxes | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 26% | 23% | 43% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 7% | 10% | 8% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 24% | 14% | 9% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 9% | 14% | 31% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 19% | 24% | 21% |
| Lowering business taxes | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 3% | 20% | 19% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 21% | 9% | 3% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 18% | 10% | 4% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 18% | 13% | 16% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 5% | 6% | 2% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 16% | 12% | 18% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 18% | 23% | 26% |
| Lowering business taxes | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 15% | 2% | 7% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 13% | 15% | 10% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 12% | 23% | 18% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 17% | 17% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 6% | 3% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 15% | 17% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 26% | 15% |
| Lowering business taxes | 5% | 2% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 11% | 12% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 9% | 16% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 11% | 18% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 17% | 18% | 15% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 15% | 15% | 20% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 14% | 24% | 21% |
| Lowering business taxes | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 8% | 11% | 16% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 15% | 13% | 8% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 22% | 10% | 14% |
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| category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 23% | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 11% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 14% | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 14% | 16% | 26% | 22% |
| Lowering business taxes | 4% | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 6% | 9% | 14% | 14% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 10% | 10% | 16% | 11% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 18% | 19% | 10% | 14% |
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| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 2% | 9% | 17% | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 0% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 17% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 22% | 22% | 19% | 23% | 16% | 22% |
| Lowering business taxes | 9% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 26% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 10% | 4% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 6% | 9% | 15% | 8% | 16% | 17% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 18% | 20% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 9% |
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| category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 15% | 15% | 18% | 24% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 16% | 17% | 16% | 15% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 19% | 23% | 22% | 17% |
| Lowering business taxes | 4% | 5% | 4% | 1% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 13% | 13% | 7% | 9% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 10% | 10% | 18% | 21% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% |
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| category | The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally | The Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literally | The Bible is a book written by men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redesigning the system of K-12 public school funding in Texas | 11% | 16% | 27% |
| Establishing a school voucher program in Texas | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Continuing to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes | 15% | 23% | 9% |
| Lowering property tax bills for homeowners | 18% | 23% | 20% |
| Lowering business taxes | 5% | 3% | 1% |
| Increasing state funding for border security operations | 14% | 13% | 7% |
| Increasing funding for Child Protective Services | 9% | 11% | 20% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 23% | 7% | 12% |
