Most Important Issue Facing Texas (October 2021)

Most Important Issue Facing Texas (October 2021)

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Border security20%
Immigration16%
Political corruption/leadership12%
Coronavirus/COVID-198%
Voting rights5%
Health care4%
The economy4%
Abortion4%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Border security0%12%39%
Immigration2%14%29%
Political corruption/leadership26%9%2%
Coronavirus/COVID-1911%11%3%
Voting rights11%3%0%
Health care8%3%1%
The economy4%8%3%
Abortion6%8%1%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Border security0%1%0%
Immigration1%2%2%
Political corruption/leadership39%25%20%
Coronavirus/COVID-196%7%16%
Voting rights18%3%13%
Health care10%7%8%
The economy1%7%3%
Abortion2%3%10%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Border security38%27%44%
Immigration32%18%32%
Political corruption/leadership2%4%2%
Coronavirus/COVID-192%10%1%
Voting rights0%0%0%
Health care0%3%0%
The economy1%5%2%
Abortion0%1%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Border security1%8%39%
Immigration1%9%30%
Political corruption/leadership28%14%3%
Coronavirus/COVID-199%10%5%
Voting rights11%6%0%
Health care6%6%1%
The economy4%6%2%
Abortion10%3%1%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Border security1%1%0%
Immigration3%1%1%
Political corruption/leadership29%29%25%
Coronavirus/COVID-1911%7%12%
Voting rights3%13%15%
Health care4%2%14%
The economy2%7%3%
Abortion11%7%11%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Border security30%38%43%
Immigration23%30%33%
Political corruption/leadership6%3%2%
Coronavirus/COVID-198%6%4%
Voting rights1%0%1%
Health care4%1%0%
The economy2%2%3%
Abortion0%1%1%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Border security28%2%10%
Immigration19%5%16%
Political corruption/leadership13%12%12%
Coronavirus/COVID-194%16%10%
Voting rights4%9%5%
Health care3%5%5%
The economy4%4%4%
Abortion5%5%3%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Border security20%21%
Immigration19%14%
Political corruption/leadership12%13%
Coronavirus/COVID-1910%6%
Voting rights5%5%
Health care2%5%
The economy3%4%
Abortion4%4%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Border security12%20%33%
Immigration8%20%19%
Political corruption/leadership14%13%8%
Coronavirus/COVID-1915%4%5%
Voting rights8%5%2%
Health care6%4%1%
The economy6%1%6%
Abortion4%5%2%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Border security4%11%24%37%
Immigration6%15%19%22%
Political corruption/leadership15%12%12%13%
Coronavirus/COVID-1910%12%3%8%
Voting rights8%4%6%2%
Health care6%4%4%1%
The economy4%6%2%3%
Abortion7%6%3%1%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Border security26%15%22%23%21%21%
Immigration4%17%15%21%19%13%
Political corruption/leadership8%10%13%8%15%14%
Coronavirus/COVID-190%9%5%7%9%8%
Voting rights0%4%5%6%4%9%
Health care20%4%3%1%4%5%
The economy12%4%3%8%2%3%
Abortion0%5%2%2%5%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Border security27%21%11%11%
Immigration21%17%11%11%
Political corruption/leadership6%12%23%20%
Coronavirus/COVID-198%7%4%10%
Voting rights2%3%8%11%
Health care2%7%5%3%
The economy4%5%5%2%
Abortion2%4%10%4%

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Border security28%24%6%18%
Immigration20%19%10%10%
Political corruption/leadership4%11%23%17%
Coronavirus/COVID-198%7%8%7%
Voting rights2%4%11%2%
Health care2%4%5%5%
The economy4%4%1%9%
Abortion2%3%8%4%

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