Tea Party Influence (October 2016)

Tea Party Influence (October 2016)

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Too much influence32%
Too little influence27%
The right amount of influence17%
Don't know24%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much influence58%36%9%
Too little influence11%23%43%
The right amount of influence9%10%24%
Don't know23%30%23%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too much influence12%9%7%
Too little influence52%35%43%
The right amount of influence23%20%28%
Don't know14%36%21%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too much influence68%46%60%
Too little influence5%9%15%
The right amount of influence10%10%8%
Don't know18%35%18%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too much influence69%36%12%
Too little influence5%14%49%
The right amount of influence9%16%20%
Don't know17%34%19%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much influence22%14%5%
Too little influence38%40%65%
The right amount of influence15%21%22%
Don't know26%25%9%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much influence66%71%69%
Too little influence5%4%5%
The right amount of influence13%9%6%
Don't know16%16%19%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Too much influence62%20%3%
Too little influence10%20%80%
The right amount of influence9%34%13%
Don't know19%26%5%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much influence30%42%31%
Too little influence31%12%24%
The right amount of influence17%13%19%
Don't know22%33%26%

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categoryMaleFemale
Too much influence34%30%
Too little influence33%22%
The right amount of influence14%19%
Don't know19%29%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much influence40%33%18%
Too little influence21%28%34%
The right amount of influence13%16%23%
Don't know25%23%25%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much influence33%33%34%27%
Too little influence20%22%30%35%
The right amount of influence16%17%15%19%
Don't know31%28%21%19%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much influence33%24%33%25%38%47%
Too little influence17%30%25%25%27%29%
The right amount of influence8%18%17%20%13%19%
Don't know42%29%24%30%22%5%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too much influence20%30%42%61%
Too little influence33%29%21%14%
The right amount of influence23%12%12%12%
Don't know24%30%25%14%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Too much influence18%28%58%
Too little influence34%32%15%
The right amount of influence21%18%10%
Don't know27%22%17%

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