Acceptance of Refugees from Syria in Texas (October 2016)

Acceptance of Refugees from Syria in Texas (October 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Should accept36%
Should not accept50%
Don't know/No opinion14%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Should accept63%28%12%
Should not accept20%57%77%
Don't know/No opinion17%15%10%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Should accept7%21%10%
Should not accept82%65%82%
Don't know/No opinion11%14%7%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Should accept74%47%69%
Should not accept16%29%16%
Don't know/No opinion10%24%15%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Should accept75%39%17%
Should not accept15%38%75%
Don't know/No opinion11%22%8%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Should accept23%18%12%
Should not accept62%74%84%
Don't know/No opinion16%8%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Should accept73%74%77%
Should not accept13%17%13%
Don't know/No opinion15%9%9%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Should accept67%17%13%
Should not accept18%74%83%
Don't know/No opinion15%9%5%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Should accept32%46%40%
Should not accept57%28%43%
Don't know/No opinion10%26%17%

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categoryMaleFemale
Should accept39%33%
Should not accept49%50%
Don't know/No opinion11%16%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Should accept45%37%23%
Should not accept38%52%62%
Don't know/No opinion17%12%15%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Should accept52%44%29%23%
Should not accept30%39%60%65%
Don't know/No opinion18%17%11%12%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Should accept31%26%38%41%42%46%
Should not accept51%59%50%39%44%47%
Don't know/No opinion18%15%12%20%14%8%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Should accept28%27%49%66%
Should not accept57%60%32%27%
Don't know/No opinion15%13%19%7%

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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
Should accept20%32%66%
Should not accept63%57%27%
Don't know/No opinion16%11%7%

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