Ken Paxton Job Approval Trend

Ken Paxton Job Approval Trend

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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%
Oct. 202436%36%28%

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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%
Oct. 202457%13%31%

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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%
Oct. 202416%65%20%

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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%
Oct. 202412%47%41%

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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%
Oct. 202458%13%29%

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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%
Oct. 202413%67%20%

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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%
Oct. 202436%36%27%

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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%
Oct. 202435%38%26%

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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%
Oct. 202435%37%28%

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