Support or Oppose: Expanding eligibility for Medicaid (June 2021)

Support or Oppose: Expanding eligibility for Medicaid (June 2021)

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Strongly support42%
Somewhat support25%
Somewhat oppose11%
Strongly oppose11%
Don't know/No opinion11%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Strongly support71%40%19%
Somewhat support19%20%31%
Somewhat oppose2%10%18%
Strongly oppose4%7%18%
Don't know/No opinion4%23%15%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Strongly support62%65%78%
Somewhat support28%21%13%
Somewhat oppose1%3%3%
Strongly oppose6%7%2%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%4%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Strongly support16%24%18%
Somewhat support27%36%31%
Somewhat oppose24%8%19%
Strongly oppose21%20%16%
Don't know/No opinion12%12%17%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Strongly support73%48%20%
Somewhat support16%28%28%
Somewhat oppose3%4%19%
Strongly oppose3%7%18%
Don't know/No opinion4%13%15%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Strongly support65%75%78%
Somewhat support24%13%12%
Somewhat oppose4%5%1%
Strongly oppose5%1%4%
Don't know/No opinion2%5%5%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Strongly support22%18%20%
Somewhat support23%36%24%
Somewhat oppose17%21%19%
Strongly oppose21%13%20%
Don't know/No opinion16%12%17%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Strongly support36%60%50%
Somewhat support25%25%23%
Somewhat oppose14%4%6%
Strongly oppose12%1%14%
Don't know/No opinion13%10%8%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Strongly support39%45%
Somewhat support24%25%
Somewhat oppose14%8%
Strongly oppose13%10%
Don't know/No opinion11%12%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Strongly support52%38%38%
Somewhat support22%26%25%
Somewhat oppose8%12%11%
Strongly oppose9%12%12%
Don't know/No opinion9%12%14%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Strongly support47%49%39%37%
Somewhat support25%21%27%25%
Somewhat oppose8%9%10%16%
Strongly oppose5%9%12%15%
Don't know/No opinion16%12%12%7%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Strongly support47%48%38%40%42%40%
Somewhat support37%21%29%28%22%23%
Somewhat oppose0%10%11%9%12%13%
Strongly oppose10%9%8%16%12%16%
Don't know/No opinion6%12%13%8%13%8%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Strongly support37%34%52%58%
Somewhat support26%30%21%18%
Somewhat oppose12%15%11%3%
Strongly oppose11%10%8%14%
Don't know/No opinion14%12%8%7%

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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.
Strongly support32%37%59%44%
Somewhat support29%28%18%16%
Somewhat oppose12%12%7%11%
Strongly oppose10%13%10%10%
Don't know/No opinion17%10%5%19%

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