Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled the Texas economy in Texas (June 2023)

Approval of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled the Texas economy in Texas (June 2023)

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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy."
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Approve strongly12%
Approve somewhat30%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%
Disapprove somewhat14%
Disapprove strongly15%
Don't know8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly8%7%18%
Approve somewhat15%25%45%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%23%17%
Disapprove somewhat18%18%8%
Disapprove strongly26%19%5%
Don't know8%7%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly12%10%5%
Approve somewhat14%22%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove31%24%22%
Disapprove somewhat14%19%20%
Disapprove strongly23%16%33%
Don't know7%9%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly12%5%24%
Approve somewhat48%41%46%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%23%13%
Disapprove somewhat5%12%7%
Disapprove strongly6%8%4%
Don't know8%10%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly7%7%19%
Approve somewhat15%25%44%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%23%17%
Disapprove somewhat20%20%7%
Disapprove strongly26%17%5%
Don't know8%8%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly4%9%6%
Approve somewhat19%15%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove30%26%20%
Disapprove somewhat22%21%16%
Disapprove strongly17%20%41%
Don't know8%8%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly9%19%25%
Approve somewhat37%50%42%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%14%18%
Disapprove somewhat8%7%7%
Disapprove strongly12%4%3%
Don't know11%8%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly12%11%12%
Approve somewhat34%25%24%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%23%24%
Disapprove somewhat14%13%16%
Disapprove strongly12%21%17%
Don't know8%7%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly14%10%
Approve somewhat41%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%24%
Disapprove somewhat11%16%
Disapprove strongly10%19%
Don't know6%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly14%10%13%
Approve somewhat28%30%32%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%21%23%
Disapprove somewhat15%15%11%
Disapprove strongly15%16%12%
Don't know7%8%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly18%10%8%15%
Approve somewhat29%30%28%33%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%17%23%24%
Disapprove somewhat12%13%17%12%
Disapprove strongly13%18%16%11%
Don't know9%11%7%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly9%16%10%9%11%11%
Approve somewhat35%32%26%26%30%33%
Neither approve nor disapprove30%20%19%26%22%21%
Disapprove somewhat14%11%13%19%17%12%
Disapprove strongly8%12%24%14%11%17%
Don't know3%9%8%6%9%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly17%11%10%3%
Approve somewhat36%31%23%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%24%28%20%
Disapprove somewhat11%15%16%19%
Disapprove strongly11%10%17%34%
Don't know8%9%6%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Still thinking about the legislative session, do you approve or disapprove of how state leaders and the Legislature have handled each of the following in Texas? The Texas economy." 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 strongly19%12%4%4%
Approve somewhat38%33%14%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%22%22%33%
Disapprove somewhat9%16%20%7%
Disapprove strongly9%11%32%18%
Don't know7%7%8%18%

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