Do you approve or disapprove of how Your water utility has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects? (March 2021)

Do you approve or disapprove of how Your water utility has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects? (March 2021)

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Approve strongly20%
Approve somewhat26%
Neither approve nor disapprove26%
Disapprove somewhat12%
Disapprove strongly10%
Don't know6%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly15%14%26%
Approve somewhat28%25%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%27%27%
Disapprove somewhat12%12%12%
Disapprove strongly13%13%8%
Don't know6%10%4%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly16%12%17%
Approve somewhat28%34%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%25%23%
Disapprove somewhat14%15%10%
Disapprove strongly8%8%18%
Don't know7%6%6%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly32%13%29%
Approve somewhat25%31%19%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%23%31%
Disapprove somewhat10%18%9%
Disapprove strongly6%10%7%
Don't know4%6%4%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly14%16%27%
Approve somewhat31%22%24%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%31%25%
Disapprove somewhat11%12%13%
Disapprove strongly13%12%8%
Don't know7%7%4%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly10%18%14%
Approve somewhat33%32%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove28%15%26%
Disapprove somewhat13%12%10%
Disapprove strongly11%15%14%
Don't know5%8%9%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly19%25%32%
Approve somewhat28%29%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove26%21%28%
Disapprove somewhat18%13%10%
Disapprove strongly8%8%8%
Don't know2%4%5%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly24%9%16%
Approve somewhat26%27%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%29%29%
Disapprove somewhat11%7%18%
Disapprove strongly7%17%13%
Don't know6%10%3%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly19%21%
Approve somewhat27%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%27%
Disapprove somewhat14%11%
Disapprove strongly11%10%
Don't know4%7%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly15%21%26%
Approve somewhat25%27%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove31%23%26%
Disapprove somewhat10%15%10%
Disapprove strongly13%10%8%
Don't know7%4%8%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly14%24%19%22%
Approve somewhat25%22%27%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%28%26%25%
Disapprove somewhat15%14%11%11%
Disapprove strongly12%6%13%11%
Don't know9%6%5%5%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly25%18%19%20%24%17%
Approve somewhat10%19%30%29%26%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove45%31%22%26%22%27%
Disapprove somewhat11%12%11%13%11%17%
Disapprove strongly0%13%11%8%11%8%
Don't know9%6%8%3%7%1%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly27%15%17%13%
Approve somewhat21%25%30%34%
Neither approve nor disapprove26%34%21%18%
Disapprove somewhat13%9%12%13%
Disapprove strongly8%13%13%11%
Don't know5%4%6%10%

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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 strongly26%20%15%15%
Approve somewhat22%24%34%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%28%23%28%
Disapprove somewhat12%13%10%17%
Disapprove strongly7%12%12%13%
Don't know8%3%6%10%

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