Issue approval of state leaders and the Legislature (October 2021)

Issue approval of state leaders and the Legislature (October 2021)

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2nd Am. rights46%
Election & voting laws43%
Public safety42%
Immigration/border security41%
COVID40%
Abortion39%
Gun violence35%
Transgender students in schools28%
K-12 education26%
Redistricting25%
Property taxes20%
Electric grid18%
Foster care15%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
2nd Am. rights9%36%80%
Election & voting laws11%30%75%
Public safety15%31%69%
Immigration/border security10%26%73%
COVID14%26%66%
Abortion10%29%67%
Gun violence7%21%62%
Transgender students in schools11%21%45%
K-12 education10%14%42%
Redistricting5%14%45%
Property taxes12%12%29%
Electric grid6%9%31%
Foster care7%9%23%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
2nd Am. rights6%10%10%
Election & voting laws1%27%6%
Public safety2%21%17%
Immigration/border security4%20%8%
COVID4%20%14%
Abortion4%20%7%
Gun violence2%10%8%
Transgender students in schools5%18%10%
K-12 education3%12%14%
Redistricting1%7%7%
Property taxes5%17%12%
Electric grid2%10%5%
Foster care1%13%6%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
2nd Am. rights76%76%84%
Election & voting laws73%68%80%
Public safety61%63%77%
Immigration/border security65%67%80%
COVID61%53%74%
Abortion65%51%75%
Gun violence59%54%67%
Transgender students in schools50%35%46%
K-12 education34%32%49%
Redistricting41%36%51%
Property taxes26%19%35%
Electric grid25%30%35%
Foster care15%21%27%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
2nd Am. rights8%28%79%
Election & voting laws6%26%76%
Public safety10%27%70%
Immigration/border security9%26%70%
COVID10%26%67%
Abortion5%20%69%
Gun violence8%15%62%
Transgender students in schools7%21%44%
K-12 education8%20%40%
Redistricting5%10%46%
Property taxes8%19%29%
Electric grid5%14%31%
Foster care5%11%23%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
2nd Am. rights16%6%5%
Election & voting laws12%5%2%
Public safety16%9%7%
Immigration/border security19%8%3%
COVID20%8%3%
Abortion3%8%3%
Gun violence10%8%4%
Transgender students in schools8%5%9%
K-12 education13%5%4%
Redistricting9%5%3%
Property taxes9%8%4%
Electric grid8%4%3%
Foster care3%6%4%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
2nd Am. rights71%82%80%
Election & voting laws70%76%78%
Public safety62%67%77%
Immigration/border security60%76%70%
COVID56%63%75%
Abortion49%68%80%
Gun violence55%61%66%
Transgender students in schools39%46%45%
K-12 education34%35%47%
Redistricting38%47%48%
Property taxes28%28%31%
Electric grid25%29%34%
Foster care15%22%28%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
2nd Am. rights57%21%31%
Election & voting laws54%18%31%
Public safety48%27%35%
Immigration/border security51%19%28%
COVID47%27%30%
Abortion47%16%27%
Gun violence43%15%23%
Transgender students in schools32%13%25%
K-12 education29%16%24%
Redistricting32%6%21%
Property taxes21%21%17%
Electric grid21%11%18%
Foster care16%8%16%

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CategoryMaleFemale
2nd Am. rights53%41%
Election & voting laws50%37%
Public safety48%37%
Immigration/border security47%37%
COVID43%37%
Abortion44%34%
Gun violence41%29%
Transgender students in schools34%23%
K-12 education29%24%
Redistricting33%19%
Property taxes23%18%
Electric grid24%14%
Foster care17%13%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
2nd Am. rights30%49%64%
Election & voting laws31%46%57%
Public safety35%43%51%
Immigration/border security31%41%58%
COVID33%40%52%
Abortion28%40%54%
Gun violence26%36%46%
Transgender students in schools25%27%32%
K-12 education23%24%34%
Redistricting21%27%29%
Property taxes16%21%25%
Electric grid19%14%28%
Foster care15%13%20%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
2nd Am. rights19%43%52%62%
Election & voting laws15%39%51%57%
Public safety20%39%48%55%
Immigration/border security18%37%49%55%
COVID15%37%47%53%
Abortion14%35%45%53%
Gun violence14%31%42%46%
Transgender students in schools19%23%33%32%
K-12 education9%29%26%36%
Redistricting7%22%32%32%
Property taxes14%21%18%27%
Electric grid6%18%23%22%
Foster care3%16%18%17%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
2nd Am. rights26%43%45%61%47%46%
Election & voting laws47%38%43%53%45%43%
Public safety41%45%43%51%39%37%
Immigration/border security26%40%44%46%42%41%
COVID46%42%35%42%42%38%
Abortion38%38%36%45%38%44%
Gun violence25%30%36%47%34%35%
Transgender students in schools17%30%29%30%24%30%
K-12 education11%26%23%33%26%29%
Redistricting17%24%23%29%26%33%
Property taxes21%16%21%32%18%21%
Electric grid17%19%22%24%15%15%
Foster care10%15%14%19%15%14%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
2nd Am. rights61%43%28%35%
Election & voting laws61%39%28%26%
Public safety57%39%29%27%
Immigration/border security57%39%26%26%
COVID56%36%28%24%
Abortion59%36%21%18%
Gun violence49%29%24%24%
Transgender students in schools37%25%20%20%
K-12 education41%20%14%13%
Redistricting37%22%13%16%
Property taxes28%18%11%15%
Electric grid28%15%12%10%
Foster care25%12%9%4%

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2nd Am. rights62%51%26%34%
Election & voting laws62%49%19%28%
Public safety61%46%22%24%
Immigration/border security55%49%21%27%
COVID58%43%18%34%
Abortion61%44%11%28%
Gun violence51%36%18%23%
Transgender students in schools34%34%16%16%
K-12 education44%25%10%16%
Redistricting32%31%13%13%
Property taxes28%22%12%12%
Electric grid31%17%8%14%
Foster care26%16%5%1%

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