Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled gun violence in Texas (October 2021)

Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled gun violence in Texas (October 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence."
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Approve strongly18%
Approve somewhat17%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%
Disapprove somewhat9%
Disapprove strongly32%
Don’t know/No opinion7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." 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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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly4%9%31%
Approve somewhat3%12%31%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%28%20%
Disapprove somewhat13%11%5%
Disapprove strongly66%25%5%
Don’t know/No opinion5%15%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly0%3%6%
Approve somewhat2%7%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove5%15%6%
Disapprove somewhat8%20%11%
Disapprove strongly79%49%70%
Don’t know/No opinion5%6%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly27%20%38%
Approve somewhat32%34%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove28%18%17%
Disapprove somewhat4%9%4%
Disapprove strongly4%8%5%
Don’t know/No opinion5%10%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." 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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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly4%7%32%
Approve somewhat4%8%30%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%22%20%
Disapprove somewhat8%18%5%
Disapprove strongly71%34%7%
Don’t know/No opinion6%11%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." 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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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly2%5%3%
Approve somewhat8%3%1%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%6%4%
Disapprove somewhat11%8%6%
Disapprove strongly50%75%84%
Don’t know/No opinion17%3%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." 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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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly17%25%44%
Approve somewhat38%36%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%19%19%
Disapprove somewhat9%6%2%
Disapprove strongly9%4%8%
Don’t know/No opinion5%9%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly21%9%11%
Approve somewhat22%6%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%18%22%
Disapprove somewhat8%14%9%
Disapprove strongly26%46%41%
Don’t know/No opinion9%6%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly20%16%
Approve somewhat21%13%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%18%
Disapprove somewhat9%9%
Disapprove strongly29%35%
Don’t know/No opinion6%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." 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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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly11%19%26%
Approve somewhat15%17%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%15%21%
Disapprove somewhat11%8%9%
Disapprove strongly42%33%17%
Don’t know/No opinion5%9%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly8%15%22%22%
Approve somewhat6%16%20%24%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%19%15%19%
Disapprove somewhat9%10%9%7%
Disapprove strongly49%32%30%22%
Don’t know/No opinion15%8%5%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly11%10%21%28%19%18%
Approve somewhat14%20%15%19%15%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove30%18%17%15%14%16%
Disapprove somewhat0%11%9%11%8%5%
Disapprove strongly43%32%31%22%34%37%
Don’t know/No opinion2%7%7%5%9%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly30%11%10%10%
Approve somewhat19%18%14%14%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%22%8%15%
Disapprove somewhat6%13%13%6%
Disapprove strongly22%29%37%52%
Don’t know/No opinion7%7%17%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? Gun violence." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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.
Approve strongly29%17%7%13%
Approve somewhat22%19%11%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%18%12%32%
Disapprove somewhat6%11%8%6%
Disapprove strongly23%26%55%20%
Don’t know/No opinion4%8%7%18%

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