John Cornyn Favorability (June 2013)

John Cornyn Favorability (June 2013)

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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn."
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categorycolumn-1
Very favorable12%
Somewhat favorable19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%
Somewhat unfavorable12%
Very unfavorable17%
Don't know/no opinion22%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." 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
Very favorable2%7%22%
Somewhat favorable7%10%34%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%24%16%
Somewhat unfavorable12%19%10%
Very unfavorable33%19%2%
Don't know/no opinion28%21%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." 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
Very favorable13%10%30%
Somewhat favorable41%35%30%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable20%17%14%
Somewhat unfavorable16%6%8%
Very unfavorable2%3%1%
Don't know/no opinion7%28%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." 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
Very favorable2%3%2%
Somewhat favorable5%7%7%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%24%15%
Somewhat unfavorable13%13%11%
Very unfavorable37%20%39%
Don't know/no opinion27%33%26%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." 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
Very favorable1%4%22%
Somewhat favorable5%12%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%29%16%
Somewhat unfavorable17%8%12%
Very unfavorable49%14%3%
Don't know/no opinion20%32%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.

     
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable16%21%28%
Somewhat favorable23%38%28%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable21%15%13%
Somewhat unfavorable14%10%12%
Very unfavorable5%1%4%
Don't know/no opinion21%15%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.

     
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable0%1%3%
Somewhat favorable5%6%3%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%6%7%
Somewhat unfavorable22%16%8%
Very unfavorable45%50%54%
Don't know/no opinion15%21%25%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable2%25%19%
Somewhat favorable7%27%37%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%17%17%
Somewhat unfavorable13%8%15%
Very unfavorable37%2%3%
Don't know/no opinion25%21%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable15%4%7%
Somewhat favorable23%13%12%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%21%26%
Somewhat unfavorable12%8%10%
Very unfavorable18%19%16%
Don't know/no opinion17%34%30%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable11%13%
Somewhat favorable24%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%19%
Somewhat unfavorable13%11%
Very unfavorable20%15%
Don't know/no opinion15%27%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." Location is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable10%11%16%
Somewhat favorable13%22%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%19%17%
Somewhat unfavorable12%11%13%
Very unfavorable22%18%10%
Don't know/no opinion26%19%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of John Cornyn." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable8%12%12%15%11%11%
Somewhat favorable15%15%23%17%21%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%26%14%23%16%8%
Somewhat unfavorable10%10%10%13%15%12%
Very unfavorable17%8%16%20%23%29%
Don't know/no opinion34%27%24%11%14%16%

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