Open-Ended: What do you think should be the Legislature's top priority? (February 2023)

Open-Ended: What do you think should be the Legislature's top priority? (February 2023)

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Immigration / Border security24%
Inflation / Cost of living8%
Gun control / Gun safety7%
The economy6%
Education5%
Energy / The electric grid4%
Health care4%
Property taxes4%
Abortion3%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Immigration / Border security3%18%49%
Inflation / Cost of living8%6%7%
Gun control / Gun safety13%0%2%
The economy3%11%7%
Education8%5%4%
Energy / The electric grid6%3%2%
Health care7%5%1%
Property taxes3%2%7%
Abortion5%2%1%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Immigration / Border security1%7%2%
Inflation / Cost of living13%13%4%
Gun control / Gun safety9%10%15%
The economy1%5%3%
Education9%10%7%
Energy / The electric grid6%4%6%
Health care8%2%9%
Property taxes5%1%4%
Abortion6%4%4%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Immigration / Border security54%31%54%
Inflation / Cost of living4%16%5%
Gun control / Gun safety0%1%4%
The economy4%18%4%
Education5%3%3%
Energy / The electric grid1%2%3%
Health care2%0%0%
Property taxes11%7%5%
Abortion0%2%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Immigration / Border security2%12%47%
Inflation / Cost of living7%13%5%
Gun control / Gun safety11%8%3%
The economy5%10%5%
Education8%4%5%
Energy / The electric grid7%2%2%
Health care11%3%0%
Property taxes3%2%7%
Abortion5%4%1%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Immigration / Border security3%4%0%
Inflation / Cost of living8%9%5%
Gun control / Gun safety12%13%9%
The economy8%5%3%
Education17%4%7%
Energy / The electric grid3%10%6%
Health care4%13%15%
Property taxes4%1%4%
Abortion6%4%6%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Immigration / Border security30%49%55%
Inflation / Cost of living5%7%2%
Gun control / Gun safety2%4%1%
The economy7%5%3%
Education9%2%5%
Energy / The electric grid3%1%4%
Health care1%0%0%
Property taxes3%7%8%
Abortion1%1%1%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Immigration / Border security32%4%18%
Inflation / Cost of living6%13%9%
Gun control / Gun safety5%11%11%
The economy4%8%8%
Education7%4%4%
Energy / The electric grid5%2%2%
Health care3%7%5%
Property taxes6%2%2%
Abortion3%2%4%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Immigration / Border security25%22%
Inflation / Cost of living5%10%
Gun control / Gun safety3%11%
The economy6%7%
Education5%6%
Energy / The electric grid4%3%
Health care4%4%
Property taxes5%3%
Abortion2%4%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Immigration / Border security11%27%36%
Inflation / Cost of living10%7%7%
Gun control / Gun safety9%7%4%
The economy8%4%10%
Education4%7%4%
Energy / The electric grid3%4%2%
Health care6%4%1%
Property taxes1%5%6%
Abortion3%3%1%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Immigration / Border security4%13%30%41%
Inflation / Cost of living11%12%7%1%
Gun control / Gun safety9%5%7%8%
The economy5%7%9%3%
Education5%5%5%7%
Energy / The electric grid2%5%3%4%
Health care4%5%4%4%
Property taxes1%2%5%7%
Abortion5%2%3%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Immigration / Border security33%24%26%23%22%20%
Inflation / Cost of living1%8%8%13%7%6%
Gun control / Gun safety9%6%11%5%6%6%
The economy10%8%5%9%5%4%
Education0%4%3%2%7%12%
Energy / The electric grid0%1%4%5%5%6%
Health care7%4%3%3%3%7%
Property taxes2%2%6%1%6%6%
Abortion0%3%3%1%4%4%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Immigration / Border security34%21%18%9%
Inflation / Cost of living8%10%7%5%
Gun control / Gun safety6%8%5%10%
The economy7%8%6%3%
Education6%3%8%6%
Energy / The electric grid2%3%5%6%
Health care3%2%6%9%
Property taxes4%2%5%6%
Abortion2%3%3%6%

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Immigration / Border security30%29%9%15%
Inflation / Cost of living7%8%8%8%
Gun control / Gun safety6%6%10%7%
The economy9%7%3%4%
Education4%6%6%4%
Energy / The electric grid2%3%7%4%
Health care3%2%9%7%
Property taxes3%4%6%0%
Abortion3%3%5%1%

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