Sanctuary Cities (November 2015)

Sanctuary Cities (November 2015)

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Approve of sanctuary cities23%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities60%
Don't know / No opinion17%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve of sanctuary cities44%12%7%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities32%69%85%
Don't know / No opinion24%19%8%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve of sanctuary cities6%14%5%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities91%73%87%
Don't know / No opinion4%13%8%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve of sanctuary cities52%33%47%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities26%37%31%
Don't know / No opinion22%30%21%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve of sanctuary cities54%22%9%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities25%49%84%
Don't know / No opinion20%29%8%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve of sanctuary cities17%8%4%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities74%85%89%
Don't know / No opinion9%7%7%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve of sanctuary cities31%62%65%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities49%18%14%
Don't know / No opinion20%20%20%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve of sanctuary cities46%13%2%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities30%77%98%
Don't know / No opinion24%9%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve of sanctuary cities16%24%40%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities71%44%43%
Don't know / No opinion13%32%17%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve of sanctuary cities25%21%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities66%55%
Don't know / No opinion8%24%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve of sanctuary cities33%22%11%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities48%62%75%
Don't know / No opinion19%16%14%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve of sanctuary cities38%29%18%15%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities41%51%66%76%
Don't know / No opinion21%19%17%9%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve of sanctuary cities21%23%20%28%25%27%
Disapprove of sanctuary cities48%61%64%57%64%58%
Don't know / No opinion31%16%16%16%11%15%

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