Greg Abbott Issue Area Job Approval (April 2022)

Greg Abbott Issue Area Job Approval (April 2022)

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Immigration & border security47%
The coronavirus/COVID-1945%
Voting & elections44%
Crime & public safety44%
The economy43%
Public education38%
The electric grid in Texas36%
Climate change30%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Immigration & border security10%40%80%
The coronavirus/COVID-1912%33%76%
Voting & elections8%32%77%
Crime & public safety12%29%76%
The economy10%35%72%
Public education13%18%66%
The electric grid in Texas10%23%61%
Climate change7%19%52%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Immigration & border security7%12%10%
The coronavirus/COVID-1912%17%10%
Voting & elections8%9%9%
Crime & public safety11%9%13%
The economy10%13%8%
Public education12%14%12%
The electric grid in Texas6%11%12%
Climate change3%9%7%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Immigration & border security75%70%86%
The coronavirus/COVID-1972%69%82%
Voting & elections72%63%85%
Crime & public safety75%62%85%
The economy66%59%82%
Public education61%51%76%
The electric grid in Texas54%55%68%
Climate change43%39%62%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Immigration & border security7%31%80%
The coronavirus/COVID-1914%28%74%
Voting & elections10%27%76%
Crime & public safety9%27%77%
The economy10%27%73%
Public education12%22%66%
The electric grid in Texas9%26%60%
Climate change8%18%51%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Immigration & border security10%5%7%
The coronavirus/COVID-1918%10%16%
Voting & elections6%5%16%
Crime & public safety11%5%13%
The economy10%6%14%
Public education10%9%15%
The electric grid in Texas9%7%10%
Climate change7%8%9%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Immigration & border security66%80%89%
The coronavirus/COVID-1967%74%80%
Voting & elections56%77%86%
Crime & public safety61%75%87%
The economy52%74%84%
Public education49%66%76%
The electric grid in Texas42%60%70%
Climate change33%55%57%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Immigration & border security58%17%34%
The coronavirus/COVID-1955%20%35%
Voting & elections54%17%33%
Crime & public safety55%15%35%
The economy53%16%32%
Public education47%15%32%
The electric grid in Texas43%20%30%
Climate change36%11%25%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Immigration & border security53%40%
The coronavirus/COVID-1952%39%
Voting & elections48%40%
Crime & public safety51%39%
The economy50%37%
Public education42%36%
The electric grid in Texas43%31%
Climate change36%23%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Immigration & border security38%47%58%
The coronavirus/COVID-1935%47%55%
Voting & elections33%45%58%
Crime & public safety35%46%54%
The economy34%46%50%
Public education32%40%46%
The electric grid in Texas31%37%42%
Climate change26%30%32%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Immigration & border security34%44%47%55%
The coronavirus/COVID-1940%44%43%51%
Voting & elections36%39%44%54%
Crime & public safety34%42%45%52%
The economy27%41%42%54%
Public education36%34%38%45%
The electric grid in Texas30%33%37%41%
Climate change25%30%29%34%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Immigration & border security74%42%44%46%51%47%
The coronavirus/COVID-1956%41%43%45%52%42%
Voting & elections67%40%43%40%50%40%
Crime & public safety69%39%44%45%50%42%
The economy46%36%43%43%51%41%
Public education57%38%38%32%42%36%
The electric grid in Texas46%39%34%31%37%34%
Climate change35%23%28%29%37%29%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Immigration & border security60%48%33%26%
The coronavirus/COVID-1957%45%33%29%
Voting & elections58%44%28%27%
Crime & public safety57%46%31%27%
The economy57%43%31%22%
Public education52%40%25%19%
The electric grid in Texas50%34%23%21%
Climate change39%30%20%17%

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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.
Immigration & border security67%52%24%26%
The coronavirus/COVID-1957%53%24%32%
Voting & elections63%49%22%22%
Crime & public safety61%51%25%20%
The economy61%49%20%15%
Public education58%44%17%16%
The electric grid in Texas53%39%18%22%
Climate change42%33%16%16%

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