Ken Paxton Approval (April 2022)

Ken Paxton Approval (April 2022)

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Approve strongly17%
Approve somewhat17%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%
Disapprove somewhat7%
Disapprove strongly29%
Don't know11%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly2%9%34%
Approve somewhat4%12%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%28%21%
Disapprove somewhat7%12%4%
Disapprove strongly62%24%4%
Don't know11%16%9%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly0%1%3%
Approve somewhat2%7%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%18%11%
Disapprove somewhat7%14%5%
Disapprove strongly69%38%70%
Don't know6%22%9%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly30%14%44%
Approve somewhat27%28%29%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%30%17%
Disapprove somewhat4%7%4%
Disapprove strongly9%4%1%
Don't know8%17%6%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly2%6%34%
Approve somewhat3%12%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%26%19%
Disapprove somewhat6%11%4%
Disapprove strongly68%29%6%
Don't know10%17%8%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly1%1%5%
Approve somewhat3%5%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove14%12%9%
Disapprove somewhat9%4%6%
Disapprove strongly60%70%71%
Don't know14%10%7%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly12%35%47%
Approve somewhat22%31%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove32%19%13%
Disapprove somewhat6%4%3%
Disapprove strongly13%4%4%
Don't know15%7%6%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly23%4%13%
Approve somewhat21%5%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%18%23%
Disapprove somewhat4%17%8%
Disapprove strongly25%39%32%
Don't know9%16%14%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly21%14%
Approve somewhat20%13%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%20%
Disapprove somewhat6%7%
Disapprove strongly26%32%
Don't know8%14%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly13%20%20%
Approve somewhat14%16%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove17%18%23%
Disapprove somewhat7%7%6%
Disapprove strongly36%29%18%
Don't know13%10%10%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly5%13%18%28%
Approve somewhat12%16%17%19%
Neither approve nor disapprove29%21%19%11%
Disapprove somewhat9%8%5%5%
Disapprove strongly19%26%33%33%
Don't know26%16%7%4%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly31%16%21%19%15%14%
Approve somewhat4%12%17%15%24%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%24%19%23%13%15%
Disapprove somewhat0%10%9%1%5%5%
Disapprove strongly37%24%27%28%31%41%
Don't know12%14%7%14%12%7%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly27%14%7%9%
Approve somewhat19%21%13%8%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%20%15%14%
Disapprove somewhat5%9%9%4%
Disapprove strongly18%26%40%52%
Don't know9%10%16%13%

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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 strongly28%19%6%8%
Approve somewhat22%19%9%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%19%13%38%
Disapprove somewhat5%8%6%6%
Disapprove strongly13%24%55%19%
Don't know11%11%10%22%

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