Political Traits of Rick Perry: Straight Talker (October 2011)

Political Traits of Rick Perry: Straight Talker (October 2011)

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categorycolumn-1
Not at all well 019%
14%
26%
35%
43%
59%
66%
711%
810%
98%
Extremely well 1013%
Don't know6%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Not at all well 041%24%4%
17%10%1%
29%10%3%
38%3%4%
44%5%3%
510%5%9%
63%10%7%
74%12%17%
81%0%18%
92%3%13%
Extremely well 104%6%20%
Don't know7%10%3%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Not at all well 06%6%1%
12%2%0%
24%9%0%
32%5%4%
42%3%2%
54%14%10%
612%9%3%
726%5%17%
823%16%16%
97%14%16%
Extremely well 108%14%29%
Don't know4%2%3%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Not at all well 037%28%47%
116%2%5%
26%7%10%
310%9%6%
43%5%5%
58%7%12%
67%0%3%
70%12%2%
83%0%0%
96%0%1%
Extremely well 103%14%1%
Don't know0%16%7%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Not at all well 043%31%5%
18%9%1%
218%4%2%
36%5%4%
42%1%5%
57%11%9%
63%3%9%
72%5%18%
82%7%14%
92%3%12%
Extremely well 103%10%19%
Don't know4%10%2%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Not at all well 012%1%3%
11%0%1%
22%2%0%
35%3%6%
45%6%4%
511%7%10%
68%7%11%
719%18%18%
810%19%12%
97%15%11%
Extremely well 1016%19%24%
Don't know2%3%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Not at all well 035%51%45%
113%5%0%
222%17%10%
310%2%5%
43%2%0%
54%10%8%
65%1%0%
70%6%0%
81%3%4%
92%3%0%
Extremely well 100%0%16%
Don't know5%0%13%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Not at all well 044%3%37%
17%1%10%
211%1%12%
35%5%0%
44%3%5%
511%10%14%
64%7%0%
72%18%7%
81%18%2%
91%10%8%
Extremely well 102%22%5%
Don't know9%2%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Not at all well 016%33%17%
14%7%2%
26%5%6%
35%5%6%
44%7%1%
58%13%13%
66%9%3%
714%2%6%
813%0%7%
98%13%3%
Extremely well 1012%0%24%
Don't know4%6%11%

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categoryMaleFemale
Not at all well 016%22%
13%5%
210%2%
34%6%
44%3%
510%8%
66%5%
713%10%
810%10%
910%5%
Extremely well 1012%15%
Don't know2%9%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Not at all well 023%20%13%
13%5%4%
24%8%3%
39%4%2%
43%5%1%
510%9%8%
610%4%4%
78%14%11%
87%11%11%
98%7%8%
Extremely well 109%9%26%
Don't know6%3%9%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Not at all well 00%18%22%8%20%32%
10%1%7%7%2%8%
210%3%10%4%4%5%
30%5%4%7%7%3%
40%4%2%8%2%5%
58%8%11%8%8%9%
60%5%3%16%8%5%
710%14%8%7%12%15%
812%11%11%9%8%7%
98%6%8%6%12%8%
Extremely well 1052%16%9%15%10%3%
Don't know0%8%4%4%6%0%

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