Importance of Voting for Texas House Candidate Who Agrees with you on One or Two Key Issues in the Primary Election (February 2024)

Importance of Voting for Texas House Candidate Who Agrees with you on One or Two Key Issues in the Primary Election (February 2024)

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Extremely important49%
Very important37%
Somewhat important11%
Not important1%
Don't know/No opinion2%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely important45%40%54%
Very important41%19%35%
Somewhat important11%33%9%
Not important1%2%1%
Don't know/No opinion1%7%2%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely important51%31%49%
Very important39%47%40%
Somewhat important4%18%10%
Not important5%3%0%
Don't know/No opinion2%1%1%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely important52%40%60%
Very important37%39%33%
Somewhat important10%17%5%
Not important0%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely important47%39%54%
Very important39%38%35%
Somewhat important11%16%9%
Not important1%3%1%
Don't know/No opinion2%4%2%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely important50%34%57%
Very important30%49%35%
Somewhat important17%14%4%
Not important0%3%0%
Don't know/No opinion3%0%4%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely important34%53%63%
Very important48%35%30%
Somewhat important14%9%6%
Not important1%1%0%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%1%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely important51%35%51%
Very important38%42%31%
Somewhat important9%17%13%
Not important1%2%1%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%4%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely important48%50%
Very important39%35%
Somewhat important10%11%
Not important2%1%
Don't know/No opinion2%3%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely important45%53%47%
Very important38%35%38%
Somewhat important13%10%12%
Not important1%1%2%
Don't know/No opinion3%2%2%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely important41%47%51%52%
Very important44%34%34%38%
Somewhat important12%15%11%8%
Not important2%0%2%0%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%2%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely important55%50%46%47%52%47%
Very important25%33%42%32%38%41%
Somewhat important12%13%11%12%8%12%
Not important2%1%1%3%0%0%
Don't know/No opinion6%3%0%6%2%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely important53%44%43%52%
Very important35%42%39%29%
Somewhat important9%11%15%12%
Not important0%1%2%3%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%1%4%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely important51%49%48%30%
Very important35%38%33%59%
Somewhat important12%10%13%6%
Not important0%1%3%1%
Don't know/No opinion3%2%2%3%

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