John Cornyn Approval (October 2021)

John Cornyn Approval (October 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..."
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Approve strongly10%
Approve somewhat19%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%
Disapprove somewhat16%
Disapprove strongly28%
Don't know11%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly1%1%21%
Approve somewhat3%14%33%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%21%15%
Disapprove somewhat17%21%14%
Disapprove strongly53%31%7%
Don't know11%12%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly1%1%1%
Approve somewhat1%5%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%25%12%
Disapprove somewhat26%18%11%
Disapprove strongly55%37%60%
Don't know5%14%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly12%7%30%
Approve somewhat33%36%32%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%14%16%
Disapprove somewhat23%15%9%
Disapprove strongly11%10%5%
Don't know6%18%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly4%1%19%
Approve somewhat2%11%33%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%26%16%
Disapprove somewhat19%15%14%
Disapprove strongly56%33%9%
Don't know11%14%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly9%1%3%
Approve somewhat3%2%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%9%6%
Disapprove somewhat33%22%3%
Disapprove strongly27%58%77%
Don't know16%9%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly18%16%22%
Approve somewhat34%39%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%16%18%
Disapprove somewhat17%12%13%
Disapprove strongly8%7%11%
Don't know9%9%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly14%2%7%
Approve somewhat23%6%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%18%26%
Disapprove somewhat18%18%12%
Disapprove strongly25%35%32%
Don't know8%21%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly12%9%
Approve somewhat21%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%20%
Disapprove somewhat18%14%
Disapprove strongly30%26%
Don't know7%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly8%10%15%
Approve somewhat15%20%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%18%15%
Disapprove somewhat16%16%16%
Disapprove strongly37%24%24%
Don't know10%12%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly1%9%11%18%
Approve somewhat8%12%23%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%24%18%9%
Disapprove somewhat20%12%16%18%
Disapprove strongly32%30%27%24%
Don't know26%14%6%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly4%13%9%13%9%9%
Approve somewhat5%14%22%16%20%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove45%20%15%15%13%12%
Disapprove somewhat20%13%19%16%15%16%
Disapprove strongly17%27%22%32%31%36%
Don't know8%13%13%8%11%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly16%7%6%7%
Approve somewhat27%17%13%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%21%14%11%
Disapprove somewhat13%22%18%8%
Disapprove strongly18%22%34%55%
Don't know10%11%14%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job John Cornyn is doing as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you..." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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.
Approve strongly17%9%6%7%
Approve somewhat22%25%7%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%18%13%23%
Disapprove somewhat17%18%14%8%
Disapprove strongly21%17%54%24%
Don't know9%12%7%23%

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