Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan Job Approval: The Impeachment and Trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton (October 2023)

Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan Job Approval: The Impeachment and Trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton (October 2023)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?"
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Approve strongly7%
Approve somewhat17%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%
Disapprove somewhat9%
Disapprove strongly20%
Don't know24%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly9%6%7%
Approve somewhat17%9%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%19%24%
Disapprove somewhat9%8%10%
Disapprove strongly25%30%16%
Don't know22%28%25%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly8%9%9%
Approve somewhat12%22%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove24%18%14%
Disapprove somewhat13%7%9%
Disapprove strongly23%19%30%
Don't know21%26%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly3%5%10%
Approve somewhat8%27%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%21%26%
Disapprove somewhat12%11%8%
Disapprove strongly25%7%15%
Don't know29%28%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly9%8%6%
Approve somewhat17%16%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%26%24%
Disapprove somewhat13%7%8%
Disapprove strongly24%16%20%
Don't know21%27%24%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly11%8%8%
Approve somewhat11%20%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove18%20%9%
Disapprove somewhat17%13%10%
Disapprove strongly20%19%34%
Don't know22%20%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly5%5%8%
Approve somewhat32%15%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%26%24%
Disapprove somewhat9%7%8%
Disapprove strongly14%16%28%
Don't know18%30%20%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly9%12%2%
Approve somewhat18%20%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%22%24%
Disapprove somewhat10%8%8%
Disapprove strongly18%16%26%
Don't know23%22%24%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly8%7%
Approve somewhat20%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%23%
Disapprove somewhat12%8%
Disapprove strongly21%19%
Don't know18%29%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly11%6%6%
Approve somewhat27%13%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%23%26%
Disapprove somewhat9%10%8%
Disapprove strongly14%23%22%
Don't know20%25%27%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly7%10%8%6%
Approve somewhat34%20%9%13%
Neither approve nor disapprove24%18%25%20%
Disapprove somewhat12%10%9%8%
Disapprove strongly6%16%24%28%
Don't know18%26%25%25%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly2%6%5%6%9%14%
Approve somewhat17%17%12%15%20%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%23%27%24%19%17%
Disapprove somewhat15%7%7%12%12%9%
Disapprove strongly8%21%24%17%21%17%
Don't know32%27%24%26%19%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly10%6%7%5%
Approve somewhat20%15%22%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%24%24%18%
Disapprove somewhat8%12%10%10%
Disapprove strongly19%18%19%29%
Don't know22%26%20%28%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following has handled the impeachment and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton? Speaker of the the Texas House Dade Phelan?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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 strongly10%7%7%5%
Approve somewhat26%14%12%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove21%25%19%22%
Disapprove somewhat6%12%10%6%
Disapprove strongly18%20%25%16%
Don't know19%23%28%41%

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