Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Favorability (October 2016)

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Favorability (October 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Favorable20%
Unfavorable36%
Don't know enough to have an opinion43%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Favorable26%14%19%
Unfavorable33%42%38%
Don't know enough to have an opinion41%44%43%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Favorable12%19%22%
Unfavorable42%37%37%
Don't know enough to have an opinion46%45%41%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Favorable22%19%30%
Unfavorable38%32%32%
Don't know enough to have an opinion40%50%38%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Favorable21%20%20%
Unfavorable33%34%40%
Don't know enough to have an opinion46%46%40%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Favorable14%17%28%
Unfavorable54%31%43%
Don't know enough to have an opinion33%52%29%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Favorable22%20%22%
Unfavorable30%34%34%
Don't know enough to have an opinion48%46%44%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Favorable26%21%16%
Unfavorable33%37%48%
Don't know enough to have an opinion40%41%37%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Favorable16%39%24%
Unfavorable39%33%32%
Don't know enough to have an opinion45%29%44%

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categoryMaleFemale
Favorable20%21%
Unfavorable36%37%
Don't know enough to have an opinion44%43%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Favorable21%21%18%
Unfavorable33%35%43%
Don't know enough to have an opinion46%44%38%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Favorable24%22%19%18%
Unfavorable20%34%45%36%
Don't know enough to have an opinion56%44%36%46%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Favorable29%26%14%14%23%21%
Unfavorable28%28%43%49%32%42%
Don't know enough to have an opinion43%47%43%37%45%37%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Favorable26%19%13%12%
Unfavorable32%38%49%35%
Don't know enough to have an opinion42%43%38%53%

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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
Favorable34%15%14%
Unfavorable30%39%38%
Don't know enough to have an opinion37%45%48%

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