How Conservative are Texas' Republican Elected Officials (October 2017)

How Conservative are Texas' Republican Elected Officials (October 2017)

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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?"
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categoryTotal
Conservative enough49%
Too conservative11%
Not conservative enough31%
Don't know/No opinion9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" 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
Conservative enough47%53%49%
Too conservative10%19%5%
Not conservative enough38%15%41%
Don't know/No opinion5%13%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" 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
Conservative enough58%42%50%
Too conservative29%21%9%
Not conservative enough0%18%34%
Don't know/No opinion13%19%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Conservative enough43%56%48%
Too conservative26%8%1%
Not conservative enough22%29%46%
Don't know/No opinion9%7%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Conservative enough66%57%36%
Too conservative34%13%4%
Not conservative enough0%20%58%
Don't know/No opinion0%10%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Conservative enough49%74%44%
Too conservative10%0%15%
Not conservative enough33%17%28%
Don't know/No opinion8%8%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Conservative enough50%48%
Too conservative13%10%
Not conservative enough34%28%
Don't know/No opinion3%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryHouston areaDallas-Fort Worth areaSan Antonio areaAustin areaAnother part of Texas
Conservative enough58%49%39%37%50%
Too conservative9%12%20%17%7%
Not conservative enough27%29%37%36%33%
Don't know/No opinion7%10%5%10%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Conservative enough46%49%45%56%
Too conservative20%18%11%2%
Not conservative enough19%25%34%39%
Don't know/No opinion15%9%10%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Conservative enough27%50%44%55%53%48%
Too conservative0%8%10%5%16%16%
Not conservative enough16%33%38%27%27%31%
Don't know/No opinion57%10%9%13%3%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Conservative enough48%50%52%52%
Too conservative11%13%6%12%
Not conservative enough34%28%30%29%
Don't know/No opinion8%9%12%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Overall, do you think that Republican elected officials in Texas are conservative enough, too conservative, or not conservative enough?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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
Conservative enough49%51%46%
Too conservative6%13%17%
Not conservative enough40%26%30%
Don't know/No opinion5%10%7%

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