How Important is it for You to Live in a Legislative District with People Like You? (May 2011)
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Very important | 16% |
| Somewhat important | 39% |
| Not at all important | 34% |
| Don't know | 12% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 12% | 7% | 22% |
| Somewhat important | 37% | 37% | 40% |
| Not at all important | 38% | 37% | 30% |
| Don't know | 12% | 18% | 8% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 18% | 10% | 28% |
| Somewhat important | 41% | 49% | 37% |
| Not at all important | 35% | 37% | 24% |
| Don't know | 6% | 4% | 11% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 9% | 10% | 15% |
| Somewhat important | 38% | 38% | 37% |
| Not at all important | 42% | 38% | 38% |
| Don't know | 11% | 14% | 11% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 9% | 9% | 23% |
| Somewhat important | 39% | 39% | 39% |
| Not at all important | 44% | 32% | 30% |
| Don't know | 8% | 20% | 8% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 16% | 21% | 31% |
| Somewhat important | 38% | 39% | 39% |
| Not at all important | 39% | 29% | 25% |
| Don't know | 7% | 11% | 5% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 3% | 8% | 17% |
| Somewhat important | 44% | 37% | 36% |
| Not at all important | 45% | 48% | 38% |
| Don't know | 9% | 7% | 9% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 12% | 25% | 19% |
| Somewhat important | 38% | 39% | 43% |
| Not at all important | 41% | 27% | 34% |
| Don't know | 9% | 9% | 5% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 15% | 22% | 14% |
| Somewhat important | 40% | 34% | 36% |
| Not at all important | 32% | 31% | 40% |
| Don't know | 13% | 13% | 10% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Very important | 15% | 17% |
| Somewhat important | 35% | 42% |
| Not at all important | 44% | 25% |
| Don't know | 7% | 16% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 20% | 14% | 16% |
| Somewhat important | 38% | 42% | 33% |
| Not at all important | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| Don't know | 12% | 9% | 14% |
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| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | 29% | 17% | 15% | 8% | 17% | 14% |
| Somewhat important | 31% | 36% | 37% | 53% | 43% | 32% |
| Not at all important | 21% | 31% | 36% | 35% | 30% | 52% |
| Don't know | 19% | 15% | 12% | 4% | 10% | 2% |
