Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ted Cruz."
Ted Cruz Favorability Trend
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 11 to 58.
Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ted Cruz."
Republican identification is based on the PID3 variable. Respondents who initially indicated no party affiliation, but then indicated that they leaned towards the Republican Party are included as Republican identifiers.
Ted Cruz Favorability Trend
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Among Republicans
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 6 to 86.
Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ted Cruz."
Democratic identification is based on the PID3 variable. Respondents who initially indicated no party affiliation, but then indicated that they leaned towards the Democratic Party are included as Democratic identifiers.
Ted Cruz Favorability Trend
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Among Democrats
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 5 to 82.
Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ted Cruz."
Conservatism was determined by respondents self-identified ideological orientation on the libcon variable.
Ted Cruz Favorability Trend
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Among conservatives
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 5 to 79.
Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ted Cruz."
Liberalism was determined by respondents self-identified ideological orientation on the libcon variable.
Ted Cruz Favorability Trend
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Among liberals
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 3 to 88.
Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ted Cruz."
Tea Party Identification was determined by responses to the following question: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Tea Party identifiers are those who chose the tea party candidate.
Ted Cruz Favorability (May 2012 to October 2018)
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Among Tea Party identifiers
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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Percentage. Data ranges from 1 to 93.
Ted Cruz Favorability (May 2012 to October 2018)
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