How much have you heard about each of the following things that have been in the news lately? (August 2021)

How much have you heard about each of the following things that have been in the news lately? (August 2021)

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Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections63%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus62%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions50%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus49%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus49%
New legislation on voting & elections47%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus41%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border41%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico38%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding37%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections63%51%68%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus72%57%57%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions54%38%52%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus58%45%45%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus58%38%45%
New legislation on voting & elections49%44%48%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus50%39%34%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border31%37%51%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico37%28%42%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding43%27%36%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections58%58%67%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus75%62%73%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions47%41%61%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus65%50%58%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus56%54%60%
New legislation on voting & elections46%37%55%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus53%47%50%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border24%28%36%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico36%33%39%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding44%35%45%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections78%54%69%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus59%50%58%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions56%40%55%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus49%36%46%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus48%44%45%
New legislation on voting & elections54%37%49%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus40%27%33%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border59%28%56%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico43%23%50%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding39%21%41%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections64%51%69%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus75%54%58%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions55%39%53%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus61%40%47%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus60%46%45%
New legislation on voting & elections54%37%48%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus51%41%33%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border30%30%54%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico37%26%44%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding44%27%38%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections60%61%73%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus72%73%78%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions47%52%65%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus50%60%74%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus53%61%64%
New legislation on voting & elections47%51%65%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus47%49%58%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border28%25%39%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico29%36%45%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding41%40%51%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections56%70%74%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus54%56%62%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions38%53%60%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus39%43%55%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus41%39%52%
New legislation on voting & elections37%47%55%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus27%28%42%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border39%51%63%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico26%41%57%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding27%31%50%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections69%54%51%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus65%56%55%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions55%41%40%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus53%40%44%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus51%45%46%
New legislation on voting & elections51%40%38%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus40%39%41%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border46%32%32%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico42%31%29%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding39%34%30%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections72%56%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus64%60%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions59%42%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus53%47%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus53%47%
New legislation on voting & elections58%38%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus44%37%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border46%36%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico42%34%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding43%32%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections60%64%65%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus63%64%56%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions50%50%50%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus51%51%43%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus53%50%43%
New legislation on voting & elections48%47%48%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus46%41%31%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border38%41%45%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico40%38%34%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding38%36%39%

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Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections47%47%70%81%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus44%58%69%68%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions31%36%57%69%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus37%45%56%53%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus37%47%53%55%
New legislation on voting & elections33%38%52%60%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus28%36%45%46%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border19%26%46%63%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico24%26%42%53%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding20%29%42%50%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections39%57%59%59%68%82%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus22%51%60%59%69%83%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions26%46%46%42%54%68%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus39%40%45%45%56%69%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus41%43%48%45%55%58%
New legislation on voting & elections20%42%43%41%53%65%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus38%34%39%33%45%55%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border43%37%40%29%47%43%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico19%29%39%27%43%55%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding15%29%36%32%42%52%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections63%61%64%66%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus60%60%67%66%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions50%48%54%50%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus47%45%54%56%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus49%46%47%57%
New legislation on voting & elections46%44%50%51%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus38%36%42%49%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border49%34%37%36%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico43%33%31%37%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding40%30%37%40%

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Democrats leaving the state of Texas to delay new legislation on voting & elections59%66%67%45%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask requirements in response to the coronavirus60%62%70%42%
Gov. Abbott’s decision to call multiple special sessions51%51%54%32%
Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting limitations on businesses in response to the coronavirus45%49%60%35%
School districts implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus50%48%55%39%
New legislation on voting & elections46%46%55%32%
Local governments implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus38%38%51%28%
The number of migrants detained crossing the U.S.-Mexico border51%39%37%32%
Gov. Abbott’s plan add more barriers on the border between Texas and Mexico44%36%39%22%
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislative funding38%33%45%23%

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