Dan Patrick Favorability (August 2022)

Dan Patrick Favorability (August 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick."
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Very favorable17%
Somewhat favorable20%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%
Somewhat unfavorable7%
Very unfavorable30%
Don't know/No opinion11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable3%8%34%
Somewhat favorable4%21%34%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%21%15%
Somewhat unfavorable7%6%6%
Very unfavorable63%30%5%
Don't know/No opinion13%14%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable1%3%3%
Somewhat favorable2%6%4%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%16%9%
Somewhat unfavorable6%10%6%
Very unfavorable72%39%69%
Don't know/No opinion12%27%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable33%12%45%
Somewhat favorable27%38%36%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%26%8%
Somewhat unfavorable12%7%2%
Very unfavorable2%8%4%
Don't know/No opinion8%9%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable3%7%33%
Somewhat favorable4%13%35%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%23%13%
Somewhat unfavorable6%8%6%
Very unfavorable66%30%6%
Don't know/No opinion11%17%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable2%2%5%
Somewhat favorable9%2%4%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%11%7%
Somewhat unfavorable7%8%2%
Very unfavorable60%64%74%
Don't know/No opinion13%12%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable16%27%51%
Somewhat favorable32%47%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable19%11%10%
Somewhat unfavorable11%6%1%
Very unfavorable14%3%3%
Don't know/No opinion9%6%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable23%4%12%
Somewhat favorable25%10%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%19%16%
Somewhat unfavorable6%8%7%
Very unfavorable25%37%38%
Don't know/No opinion7%21%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Very favorable23%12%
Somewhat favorable24%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%16%
Somewhat unfavorable6%7%
Very unfavorable28%32%
Don't know/No opinion7%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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
Very favorable13%18%22%
Somewhat favorable17%20%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%14%12%
Somewhat unfavorable7%6%6%
Very unfavorable36%31%20%
Don't know/No opinion10%11%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable5%14%20%27%
Somewhat favorable19%20%21%20%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable24%17%13%9%
Somewhat unfavorable9%6%7%4%
Very unfavorable21%31%30%36%
Don't know/No opinion21%12%10%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable10%18%15%17%18%19%
Somewhat favorable14%19%22%21%21%18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%18%14%16%15%7%
Somewhat unfavorable17%5%7%7%6%6%
Very unfavorable23%24%31%31%29%44%
Don't know/No opinion13%16%11%8%9%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable28%15%6%6%
Somewhat favorable22%26%21%8%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%19%17%9%
Somewhat unfavorable5%7%10%5%
Very unfavorable20%23%36%57%
Don't know/No opinion11%10%9%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Dan Patrick." 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.
Very favorable27%20%6%3%
Somewhat favorable25%24%9%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%16%11%19%
Somewhat unfavorable5%8%6%7%
Very unfavorable16%21%57%36%
Don't know/No opinion10%11%10%14%

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