Approval of Federal Government Harvey Response (October 2017)

Approval of Federal Government Harvey Response (October 2017)

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categoryTotal
Approve strongly30%
Approve somewhat27%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%
Disapprove somewhat10%
Disapprove strongly10%
Don't know6%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly9%32%49%
Approve somewhat29%20%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%18%13%
Disapprove somewhat15%12%4%
Disapprove strongly18%10%3%
Don't know9%7%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly8%10%10%
Approve somewhat36%27%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%17%23%
Disapprove somewhat15%21%11%
Disapprove strongly15%18%19%
Don't know7%7%11%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly55%33%59%
Approve somewhat30%29%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%20%12%
Disapprove somewhat3%6%3%
Disapprove strongly1%6%1%
Don't know2%6%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly8%19%49%
Approve somewhat29%25%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%24%12%
Disapprove somewhat15%16%3%
Disapprove strongly22%7%4%
Don't know8%9%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly13%8%3%
Approve somewhat34%36%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%19%21%
Disapprove somewhat14%16%14%
Disapprove strongly13%16%36%
Don't know10%5%8%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly29%47%66%
Approve somewhat33%28%21%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%13%7%
Disapprove somewhat6%3%3%
Disapprove strongly4%7%1%
Don't know9%2%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly8%47%58%
Approve somewhat30%27%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%14%9%
Disapprove somewhat15%7%4%
Disapprove strongly17%2%5%
Don't know8%4%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly35%14%28%
Approve somewhat27%33%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%15%23%
Disapprove somewhat10%13%7%
Disapprove strongly8%11%16%
Don't know6%15%4%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly33%28%
Approve somewhat28%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%18%
Disapprove somewhat9%10%
Disapprove strongly10%11%
Don't know5%8%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly25%29%39%
Approve somewhat24%28%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%16%15%
Disapprove somewhat10%9%10%
Disapprove strongly12%10%7%
Don't know8%6%4%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly22%18%30%48%
Approve somewhat25%33%27%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%21%17%12%
Disapprove somewhat13%10%9%8%
Disapprove strongly12%9%11%10%
Don't know10%9%6%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly27%31%31%30%30%28%
Approve somewhat32%24%26%25%27%31%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%16%17%19%18%16%
Disapprove somewhat4%7%10%11%11%13%
Disapprove strongly24%13%7%12%10%7%
Don't know0%8%8%4%5%5%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly39%32%16%13%
Approve somewhat24%29%30%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%17%20%18%
Disapprove somewhat9%8%13%12%
Disapprove strongly7%10%12%20%
Don't know6%4%7%10%

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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 strongly38%34%14%
Approve somewhat24%28%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%16%19%
Disapprove somewhat9%8%15%
Disapprove strongly9%7%16%
Don't know6%7%6%

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