Joe Straus Approval (February 2018)

Joe Straus Approval (February 2018)

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categoryTotal
Approve strongly8%
Approve somewhat19%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%
Disapprove somewhat9%
Disapprove strongly15%
Don't know19%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly7%9%9%
Approve somewhat18%10%24%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%36%30%
Disapprove somewhat11%11%8%
Disapprove strongly17%12%14%
Don't know20%22%16%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly10%3%7%
Approve somewhat20%22%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove28%26%26%
Disapprove somewhat8%14%10%
Disapprove strongly19%6%22%
Don't know14%29%19%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly4%9%13%
Approve somewhat20%26%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove31%33%27%
Disapprove somewhat12%7%6%
Disapprove strongly22%3%13%
Don't know11%22%16%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly8%5%9%
Approve somewhat16%14%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove25%35%27%
Disapprove somewhat12%9%8%
Disapprove strongly19%9%16%
Don't know19%28%15%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly13%6%8%
Approve somewhat12%20%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove33%21%25%
Disapprove somewhat8%17%7%
Disapprove strongly11%19%25%
Don't know22%17%19%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly5%11%10%
Approve somewhat20%28%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove37%27%21%
Disapprove somewhat10%8%7%
Disapprove strongly11%12%24%
Don't know16%13%15%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly9%14%6%
Approve somewhat18%26%21%
Neither approve nor disapprove24%35%20%
Disapprove somewhat12%2%10%
Disapprove strongly19%7%30%
Don't know18%16%13%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly10%7%4%
Approve somewhat21%22%14%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%23%39%
Disapprove somewhat9%8%10%
Disapprove strongly18%16%7%
Don't know15%24%25%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly11%5%
Approve somewhat23%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%31%
Disapprove somewhat9%10%
Disapprove strongly18%12%
Don't know12%25%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly9%8%4%
Approve somewhat20%18%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%30%28%
Disapprove somewhat11%8%10%
Disapprove strongly10%19%14%
Don't know21%16%21%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly11%7%5%11%
Approve somewhat18%15%24%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%35%26%29%
Disapprove somewhat10%8%9%12%
Disapprove strongly9%12%18%19%
Don't know24%24%18%11%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly2%8%8%10%6%11%
Approve somewhat15%19%15%14%24%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%32%38%25%28%19%
Disapprove somewhat11%7%8%7%11%15%
Disapprove strongly21%11%15%27%14%15%
Don't know43%23%17%16%17%14%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly10%5%4%9%
Approve somewhat19%22%22%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%35%27%22%
Disapprove somewhat8%8%14%12%
Disapprove strongly13%10%18%27%
Don't know21%20%15%14%

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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
Approve strongly8%8%10%
Approve somewhat22%20%19%
Neither approve nor disapprove33%28%25%
Disapprove somewhat4%12%13%
Disapprove strongly14%13%21%
Don't know19%20%12%

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