Greg Abbott Job Approval (February 2017)

Greg Abbott Job Approval (February 2017)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly27%
Approve somewhat18%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%
Disapprove somewhat9%
Disapprove strongly24%
Don't know5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly3%11%52%
Approve somewhat10%12%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%25%11%
Disapprove somewhat13%23%3%
Disapprove strongly48%25%2%
Don't know7%4%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly53%35%65%
Approve somewhat25%33%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%18%5%
Disapprove somewhat6%4%0%
Disapprove strongly1%6%1%
Don't know4%4%3%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly4%4%2%
Approve somewhat13%15%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%27%18%
Disapprove somewhat17%16%9%
Disapprove strongly46%28%59%
Don't know3%10%6%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly6%11%51%
Approve somewhat4%20%24%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%26%11%
Disapprove somewhat16%13%4%
Disapprove strongly59%24%6%
Don't know6%7%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly24%46%70%
Approve somewhat28%29%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%12%6%
Disapprove somewhat9%5%0%
Disapprove strongly8%5%7%
Don't know9%3%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly2%4%10%
Approve somewhat7%3%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%11%9%
Disapprove somewhat29%17%7%
Disapprove strongly43%61%66%
Don't know10%4%5%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly3%46%70%
Approve somewhat7%29%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%14%6%
Disapprove somewhat13%4%0%
Disapprove strongly52%2%4%
Don't know5%4%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly36%5%17%
Approve somewhat20%17%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%22%27%
Disapprove somewhat8%13%10%
Disapprove strongly21%33%25%
Don't know4%11%6%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly31%24%
Approve somewhat15%21%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%16%
Disapprove somewhat8%11%
Disapprove strongly26%21%
Don't know3%7%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly17%31%32%
Approve somewhat19%16%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%15%17%
Disapprove somewhat12%8%7%
Disapprove strongly27%25%15%
Don't know6%5%6%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly17%17%32%41%
Approve somewhat13%20%21%14%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%23%12%15%
Disapprove somewhat14%12%5%11%
Disapprove strongly26%21%28%17%
Don't know13%7%2%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly26%29%24%31%26%25%
Approve somewhat2%15%24%23%18%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove44%20%14%16%13%10%
Disapprove somewhat1%8%12%8%9%13%
Disapprove strongly23%19%21%15%32%35%
Don't know4%9%5%7%2%2%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly36%27%13%12%
Approve somewhat21%19%22%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%20%12%16%
Disapprove somewhat5%12%18%11%
Disapprove strongly16%17%30%51%
Don't know6%5%5%4%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Approve strongly33%32%12%
Approve somewhat20%21%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%16%7%
Disapprove somewhat5%9%15%
Disapprove strongly13%18%49%
Don't know8%3%4%

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