Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled Second Amendment rights in Texas (October 2021)

Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled Second Amendment rights 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? Second Amendment rights."
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Approve strongly31%
Approve somewhat15%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%
Disapprove somewhat9%
Disapprove strongly23%
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? Second Amendment rights." 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%20%57%
Approve somewhat5%16%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%25%8%
Disapprove somewhat13%12%5%
Disapprove strongly50%20%2%
Don’t know/No opinion9%8%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? Second Amendment rights." 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 strongly2%3%5%
Approve somewhat4%7%5%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%38%12%
Disapprove somewhat15%11%13%
Disapprove strongly57%30%57%
Don’t know/No opinion7%10%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? Second Amendment rights." 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 strongly55%47%63%
Approve somewhat21%29%21%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%9%7%
Disapprove somewhat9%5%2%
Disapprove strongly1%3%2%
Don’t know/No opinion3%8%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? Second Amendment rights." 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%16%56%
Approve somewhat4%12%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%29%9%
Disapprove somewhat14%11%4%
Disapprove strongly55%22%5%
Don’t know/No opinion11%10%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? Second Amendment rights." 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 strongly3%5%4%
Approve somewhat13%1%1%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%20%6%
Disapprove somewhat24%8%13%
Disapprove strongly31%57%70%
Don’t know/No opinion16%10%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? Second Amendment rights." 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 strongly44%53%64%
Approve somewhat27%29%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%6%9%
Disapprove somewhat8%4%1%
Disapprove strongly9%0%7%
Don’t know/No opinion1%7%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? Second Amendment rights." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly41%9%19%
Approve somewhat16%12%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%21%24%
Disapprove somewhat8%12%11%
Disapprove strongly20%37%25%
Don’t know/No opinion5%10%9%
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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? Second Amendment rights." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly36%28%
Approve somewhat17%13%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%16%
Disapprove somewhat10%8%
Disapprove strongly20%26%
Don’t know/No opinion5%9%
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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? Second Amendment rights." 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 strongly20%33%44%
Approve somewhat10%16%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%11%17%
Disapprove somewhat9%11%4%
Disapprove strongly32%23%10%
Don’t know/No opinion10%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? Second Amendment rights." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly18%25%35%44%
Approve somewhat1%18%17%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%17%10%15%
Disapprove somewhat15%9%8%5%
Disapprove strongly32%24%23%15%
Don’t know/No opinion12%8%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? Second Amendment rights." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly20%25%34%48%32%27%
Approve somewhat6%18%11%13%15%19%
Neither approve nor disapprove34%17%19%12%10%10%
Disapprove somewhat0%9%12%5%7%10%
Disapprove strongly32%21%17%18%29%28%
Don’t know/No opinion8%9%8%4%7%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? Second Amendment rights." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly43%27%22%23%
Approve somewhat18%16%6%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%24%17%9%
Disapprove somewhat5%10%18%6%
Disapprove strongly17%18%24%45%
Don’t know/No opinion6%6%12%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? Second Amendment rights." 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 strongly44%34%15%26%
Approve somewhat18%17%11%8%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%17%11%26%
Disapprove somewhat7%8%13%4%
Disapprove strongly14%18%43%16%
Don’t know/No opinion5%6%7%21%

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