State Government in Austin Is Divided Along Partisan Lines vs. Works Together (October 2012)
category | column-1 |
---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 37% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 49% |
Don't know | 13% |
category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 62% | 34% | 14% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 25% | 46% | 76% |
Don't know | 13% | 20% | 9% |
category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 13% | 17% | 14% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 76% | 65% | 82% |
Don't know | 11% | 18% | 4% |
category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 59% | 53% | 68% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 28% | 35% | 19% |
Don't know | 13% | 12% | 13% |
category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 79% | 37% | 18% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 14% | 38% | 76% |
Don't know | 7% | 25% | 6% |
category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 17% | 16% | 22% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 79% | 76% | 72% |
Don't know | 4% | 8% | 5% |
category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 75% | 83% | 83% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 21% | 9% | 3% |
Don't know | 4% | 8% | 14% |
category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 66% | 15% | 17% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 23% | 80% | 73% |
Don't know | 11% | 5% | 10% |
category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 32% | 52% | 49% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 56% | 32% | 42% |
Don't know | 12% | 16% | 9% |
category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 45% | 30% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 47% | 52% |
Don't know | 8% | 18% |
category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 38% | 37% | 37% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 43% | 51% | 54% |
Don't know | 20% | 12% | 8% |
category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is too divided along partisan lines | 57% | 34% | 35% | 37% | 38% | 46% |
Can usually work together to address issues | 33% | 49% | 51% | 51% | 52% | 48% |
Don't know | 11% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 6% |