Ken Paxton Job Approval Trend

Ken Paxton Job Approval Trend

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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..."
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Apr. 202132%36%31%
June 202133%36%32%
Aug. 202135%38%28%
Oct. 202135%37%28%
Feb. 202232%35%33%
Apr. 202234%36%30%
June 202234%39%27%
Aug. 202237%38%25%
Oct. 202236%39%26%
Dec. 202241%37%21%
Feb. 202335%38%26%
Apr. 202339%35%26%
June 202330%41%28%
Aug. 202327%46%28%
Oct. 202332%42%25%
Dec. 202335%38%26%
Feb. 202441%37%22%
Apr. 202441%35%24%
June 202436%38%25%
Aug. 202433%38%28%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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Apr. 202159%11%30%
June 202158%10%32%
Aug. 202161%11%28%
Oct. 202165%12%23%
Feb. 202255%13%31%
Apr. 202262%8%30%
June 202260%15%25%
Aug. 202266%13%22%
Oct. 202265%12%24%
Dec. 202273%7%19%
Feb. 202365%9%27%
Apr. 202365%13%23%
June 202351%19%30%
Aug. 202346%23%31%
Oct. 202350%20%30%
Dec. 202358%15%28%
Feb. 202461%16%23%
Apr. 202461%14%25%
June 202458%14%27%
Aug. 202454%13%32%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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Apr. 20215%68%27%
June 20217%66%27%
Aug. 20215%72%23%
Oct. 20213%68%29%
Feb. 202210%61%29%
Apr. 20226%69%25%
June 20225%73%21%
Aug. 20229%71%20%
Oct. 20226%70%23%
Dec. 202211%70%18%
Feb. 202312%71%15%
Apr. 202317%62%21%
June 202310%69%20%
Aug. 202312%71%19%
Oct. 202312%70%18%
Dec. 202313%68%18%
Feb. 202424%60%16%
Apr. 202422%59%18%
June 202415%65%21%
Aug. 202413%69%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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Apr. 202123%26%52%
June 202124%33%43%
Aug. 202132%37%31%
Oct. 202126%36%38%
Feb. 202222%38%41%
Apr. 202221%36%44%
June 202223%37%40%
Aug. 202231%36%34%
Oct. 202231%35%33%
Dec. 202234%43%23%
Feb. 202325%31%43%
Apr. 202319%44%38%
June 202321%40%38%
Aug. 202321%51%27%
Oct. 202320%53%26%
Dec. 202328%45%27%
Feb. 202426%43%31%
Apr. 202428%35%37%
June 202423%47%31%
Aug. 202424%37%40%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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Apr. 202160%12%27%
June 202159%12%29%
Aug. 202162%12%27%
Oct. 202166%10%23%
Feb. 202256%15%29%
Apr. 202262%10%27%
June 202259%16%25%
Aug. 202265%14%21%
Oct. 202264%12%24%
Dec. 202270%11%18%
Feb. 202363%10%26%
Apr. 202363%13%24%
June 202350%23%27%
Aug. 202346%22%32%
Oct. 202354%20%26%
Dec. 202361%16%24%
Feb. 202463%16%22%
Apr. 202462%13%25%
June 202461%15%23%
Aug. 202458%15%27%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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Apr. 20214%71%25%
June 20213%71%26%
Aug. 20214%75%19%
Oct. 20212%72%27%
Feb. 202210%67%22%
Apr. 20225%74%21%
June 20226%77%17%
Aug. 20229%72%18%
Oct. 20225%78%17%
Dec. 202210%74%16%
Feb. 20238%74%18%
Apr. 202318%65%17%
June 202312%70%18%
Aug. 202310%75%15%
Oct. 202316%69%16%
Dec. 202314%69%16%
Feb. 202420%64%16%
Apr. 202417%66%16%
June 202413%67%21%
Aug. 202410%69%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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Apr. 202122%48%31%
June 202127%43%30%
Aug. 202123%49%27%
Oct. 202126%46%27%
Feb. 202223%40%36%
Apr. 202227%43%30%
June 202228%48%24%
Aug. 202230%41%29%
Oct. 202228%45%28%
Dec. 202232%42%26%
Feb. 202331%43%27%
Apr. 202339%32%29%
June 202329%42%28%
Aug. 202327%45%28%
Oct. 202335%38%27%
Dec. 202337%41%21%
Feb. 202444%32%23%
Apr. 202443%34%23%
June 202435%36%29%
Aug. 202429%39%32%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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Apr. 202137%34%29%
June 202135%34%31%
Aug. 202138%37%25%
Oct. 202134%37%28%
Feb. 202234%34%32%
Apr. 202236%36%28%
June 202233%41%25%
Aug. 202237%41%23%
Oct. 202235%40%25%
Dec. 202241%39%20%
Feb. 202334%41%25%
Apr. 202334%41%25%
June 202328%45%27%
Aug. 202324%49%27%
Oct. 202331%45%24%
Dec. 202330%42%28%
Feb. 202437%42%21%
Apr. 202435%41%25%
June 202434%41%24%
Aug. 202434%42%24%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Ken Paxton is doing as Attorney General? Would you say that you..." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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Apr. 202134%25%40%
June 202138%28%35%
Aug. 202140%26%34%
Oct. 202148%23%29%
Feb. 202243%25%32%
Apr. 202243%24%33%
June 202244%24%32%
Aug. 202249%26%25%
Oct. 202250%23%27%
Dec. 202253%28%19%
Feb. 202345%25%30%
Apr. 202350%25%24%
June 202336%33%31%
Aug. 202335%36%29%
Oct. 202334%39%28%
Dec. 202350%26%25%
Feb. 202446%35%20%
Apr. 202450%24%25%
June 202442%34%24%
Aug. 202443%26%28%

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