Ted Cruz Job Approval (February 2016)

Ted Cruz Job Approval (February 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly18%
Approve somewhat19%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%
Disapprove somewhat10%
Disapprove strongly32%
Don't know6%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly3%9%38%
Approve somewhat9%16%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%19%13%
Disapprove somewhat11%11%9%
Disapprove strongly55%37%9%
Don't know6%7%5%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly44%16%46%
Approve somewhat22%30%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%23%8%
Disapprove somewhat15%9%6%
Disapprove strongly6%13%8%
Don't know3%10%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly4%0%5%
Approve somewhat10%13%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%28%8%
Disapprove somewhat11%13%10%
Disapprove strongly66%36%63%
Don't know1%9%7%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly1%3%38%
Approve somewhat8%15%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%21%13%
Disapprove somewhat5%12%10%
Disapprove strongly76%38%9%
Don't know4%10%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly17%39%58%
Approve somewhat29%29%20%
Neither approve nor disapprove22%10%9%
Disapprove somewhat12%11%5%
Disapprove strongly16%7%6%
Don't know5%5%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly1%1%3%
Approve somewhat14%7%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove5%6%8%
Disapprove somewhat8%5%2%
Disapprove strongly66%79%83%
Don't know6%3%3%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly24%14%
Approve somewhat19%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%18%
Disapprove somewhat8%12%
Disapprove strongly36%30%
Don't know3%9%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly14%18%25%
Approve somewhat20%16%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%14%16%
Disapprove somewhat11%10%8%
Disapprove strongly36%33%24%
Don't know5%8%5%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly14%13%21%24%
Approve somewhat13%26%16%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove20%16%13%12%
Disapprove somewhat10%9%11%8%
Disapprove strongly30%27%34%40%
Don't know12%9%5%1%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly11%17%20%20%23%11%
Approve somewhat24%19%18%12%19%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%16%15%17%13%6%
Disapprove somewhat9%11%8%18%7%12%
Disapprove strongly29%26%33%31%33%52%
Don't know8%10%6%3%5%0%

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