Support for Open Carry (June 2015)

Support for Open Carry (June 2015)

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Strongly support30%
Somewhat support22%
Somewhat oppose13%
Strongly oppose30%
Don't know5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Strongly support9%31%46%
Somewhat support14%25%28%
Somewhat oppose13%18%12%
Strongly oppose60%20%9%
Don't know4%6%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Strongly support55%32%49%
Somewhat support25%34%27%
Somewhat oppose10%13%13%
Strongly oppose8%17%6%
Don't know3%3%6%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Strongly support9%10%8%
Somewhat support15%20%10%
Somewhat oppose14%16%11%
Strongly oppose60%47%68%
Don't know2%7%4%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Strongly support8%19%47%
Somewhat support11%25%25%
Somewhat oppose10%15%13%
Strongly oppose68%32%12%
Don't know3%8%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Strongly support31%43%65%
Somewhat support33%26%17%
Somewhat oppose12%16%9%
Strongly oppose18%12%6%
Don't know6%3%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Strongly support9%7%6%
Somewhat support18%8%9%
Somewhat oppose17%8%5%
Strongly oppose51%74%78%
Don't know5%3%2%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Strongly support10%38%62%
Somewhat support13%31%19%
Somewhat oppose12%14%8%
Strongly oppose63%13%5%
Don't know2%4%6%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Strongly support37%13%23%
Somewhat support23%12%26%
Somewhat oppose12%15%13%
Strongly oppose24%51%35%
Don't know4%9%4%

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categoryMaleFemale
Strongly support39%22%
Somewhat support21%23%
Somewhat oppose11%15%
Strongly oppose27%33%
Don't know3%7%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Strongly support22%31%41%
Somewhat support21%21%25%
Somewhat oppose12%15%9%
Strongly oppose41%28%18%
Don't know5%4%6%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Strongly support26%24%33%34%
Somewhat support28%32%18%15%
Somewhat oppose18%10%11%16%
Strongly oppose23%27%34%32%
Don't know5%7%5%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Strongly support26%31%31%30%31%26%
Somewhat support28%21%22%20%21%28%
Somewhat oppose5%14%14%10%13%10%
Strongly oppose30%29%29%35%29%31%
Don't know11%5%4%4%6%4%

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