How Liberal are Texas Democratic Elected Officials (October 2017)

How Liberal are Texas Democratic Elected Officials (October 2017)

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categoryTotal
Liberal enough36%
Too liberal7%
Not liberal enough35%
Don't know/No opinion22%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Liberal enough29%36%40%
Too liberal6%15%3%
Not liberal enough44%34%32%
Don't know/No opinion21%15%25%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Liberal enough38%31%30%
Too liberal4%11%17%
Not liberal enough43%24%17%
Don't know/No opinion14%34%36%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Liberal enough42%52%21%
Too liberal9%2%1%
Not liberal enough25%33%67%
Don't know/No opinion24%12%11%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Liberal enough40%94%0%
Too liberal5%5%50%
Not liberal enough36%2%50%
Don't know/No opinion18%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Liberal enough41%38%27%
Too liberal5%6%12%
Not liberal enough42%21%33%
Don't know/No opinion12%36%28%

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categoryMaleFemale
Liberal enough39%34%
Too liberal7%7%
Not liberal enough39%32%
Don't know/No opinion14%27%

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categoryHouston areaDallas-Fort Worth areaSan Antonio areaAustin areaAnother part of Texas
Liberal enough40%36%41%49%23%
Too liberal7%4%8%5%12%
Not liberal enough35%34%39%38%33%
Don't know/No opinion18%26%11%8%31%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Liberal enough42%28%36%43%
Too liberal4%10%8%5%
Not liberal enough39%36%39%24%
Don't know/No opinion15%27%18%28%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Liberal enough13%30%40%35%37%50%
Too liberal29%9%8%3%5%2%
Not liberal enough57%21%33%39%45%43%
Don't know/No opinion0%40%19%23%13%5%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Liberal enough39%34%33%36%
Too liberal11%9%2%2%
Not liberal enough22%39%39%49%
Don't know/No opinion29%18%26%13%

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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
Liberal enough27%44%36%
Too liberal15%6%3%
Not liberal enough27%26%50%
Don't know/No opinion30%24%11%

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