Rating of Democratic Elected Officials' Liberalism (February 2020)

Rating of Democratic Elected Officials' Liberalism (February 2020)

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Liberal enough30%
Too liberal6%
Not liberal enough44%
Don't know/No opinion20%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Liberal enough24%29%35%
Too liberal5%15%4%
Not liberal enough51%32%44%
Don't know/No opinion21%24%18%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Liberal enough29%31%39%
Too liberal3%12%9%
Not liberal enough54%25%30%
Don't know/No opinion14%33%22%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Liberal enough40%32%16%
Too liberal10%1%2%
Not liberal enough36%51%72%
Don't know/No opinion14%17%10%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Liberal enough23%36%36%
Too liberal5%7%7%
Not liberal enough58%26%39%
Don't know/No opinion14%32%17%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Liberal enough30%30%
Too liberal9%4%
Not liberal enough47%42%
Don't know/No opinion14%23%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Liberal enough32%30%28%
Too liberal9%4%5%
Not liberal enough43%46%37%
Don't know/No opinion16%20%30%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Liberal enough32%27%33%29%
Too liberal6%10%4%4%
Not liberal enough42%44%46%42%
Don't know/No opinion20%20%17%25%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Liberal enough14%31%29%30%28%38%
Too liberal0%11%3%3%5%9%
Not liberal enough60%34%41%51%53%41%
Don't know/No opinion26%24%26%16%14%13%

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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.
Liberal enough43%33%23%30%
Too liberal12%10%1%2%
Not liberal enough26%37%59%32%
Don't know/No opinion19%20%17%36%

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