Impact on Public Education System: Removing books from public school libraries determined to be harmful or inconsistent with community values (April 2023)

Impact on Public Education System: Removing books from public school libraries determined to be harmful or inconsistent with community values (April 2023)

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
categoryTotal
Will improve public education36%
Will hurt public education40%
Will have no impact on public education13%
Don't know/No opinion11%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Will improve public education17%22%55%
Will hurt public education65%33%20%
Will have no impact on public education9%17%16%
Don't know/No opinion8%27%9%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Will improve public education10%26%17%
Will hurt public education81%53%65%
Will have no impact on public education7%16%7%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%11%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Will improve public education52%48%59%
Will hurt public education19%20%20%
Will have no impact on public education19%21%12%
Don't know/No opinion9%11%8%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Will improve public education16%27%57%
Will hurt public education73%39%18%
Will have no impact on public education7%16%16%
Don't know/No opinion5%19%9%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Will improve public education15%16%16%
Will hurt public education72%69%77%
Will have no impact on public education5%10%4%
Don't know/No opinion8%5%4%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Will improve public education46%53%68%
Will hurt public education27%20%9%
Will have no impact on public education14%19%14%
Don't know/No opinion13%9%9%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Will improve public education41%32%29%
Will hurt public education40%42%36%
Will have no impact on public education11%14%17%
Don't know/No opinion8%12%18%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryMaleFemale
Will improve public education42%31%
Will hurt public education35%44%
Will have no impact on public education14%12%
Don't know/No opinion9%13%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Will improve public education36%36%36%
Will hurt public education37%43%36%
Will have no impact on public education14%10%18%
Don't know/No opinion13%10%10%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Will improve public education40%36%31%41%
Will hurt public education40%40%42%36%
Will have no impact on public education6%12%16%14%
Don't know/No opinion14%12%11%8%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Will improve public education36%38%34%47%31%35%
Will hurt public education32%30%39%32%52%47%
Will have no impact on public education18%14%16%15%10%8%
Don't know/No opinion14%17%11%6%7%10%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Will improve public education50%32%19%15%
Will hurt public education25%40%62%70%
Will have no impact on public education14%15%9%9%
Don't know/No opinion11%14%10%7%

  • Table |
  • Share
  • |
    More
Loading chart...
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.
Will improve public education55%37%8%22%
Will hurt public education22%40%77%25%
Will have no impact on public education14%15%9%10%
Don't know/No opinion9%9%7%43%

Latest Poll News

June 2023 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll

The June 2023 University of Texas / Texas Politics Project poll included extensive questioning about the performance of state leaders during the 2023 Legislative session.

State on the Wrong Track

For only the second time in UT polling, but the second time in less than a year, a majority of Texas voters say that the state is on the wrong track.

Inflation on Texans' minds

More than half of Texans think the state is on the wrong track, while border security and immigration continue to loom large, especially among Texas Republicans.

June 2021 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll

The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll has been released in full. Check out the latest poll page to explore results related to the 87th legislative session, the coronavirus pandemic, assessments of state leaders, and more.

March 2021 Texas Politics Project/UT Energy Institute Poll

The Texas Politics Project just released the results of a March poll developed in conjunction with a team of researchers at the UT Energy Institute that asked dozens of questions about Texans’ experience during the winter storm, their attitudes toward causes and consequences of the storm, their views of, and expectations about, possible policy responses, and their views of how a wide range of actors from their neighbors and utility providers to state political leaders, regulatory bodies, and corporate actors.