Texas Economic Conditions (February 2024)
category | Total |
---|---|
A lot better off | 7% |
Somewhat better off | 21% |
About the same | 36% |
Somewhat worse off | 21% |
A lot worse off | 11% |
Don't know | 5% |
Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 9% | 0% | 5% |
Somewhat better off | 23% | 14% | 20% |
About the same | 39% | 32% | 36% |
Somewhat worse off | 14% | 34% | 24% |
A lot worse off | 9% | 15% | 12% |
Don't know | 6% | 5% | 3% |
Category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 4% | 8% | 11% |
Somewhat better off | 27% | 31% | 18% |
About the same | 39% | 30% | 42% |
Somewhat worse off | 17% | 17% | 12% |
A lot worse off | 8% | 9% | 10% |
Don't know | 5% | 5% | 6% |
Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 7% | 4% | 4% |
Somewhat better off | 15% | 14% | 25% |
About the same | 42% | 32% | 36% |
Somewhat worse off | 25% | 26% | 22% |
A lot worse off | 9% | 18% | 10% |
Don't know | 1% | 6% | 2% |
Category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 9% | 4% | 6% |
Somewhat better off | 20% | 25% | 19% |
About the same | 36% | 34% | 37% |
Somewhat worse off | 18% | 20% | 23% |
A lot worse off | 12% | 9% | 11% |
Don't know | 5% | 7% | 3% |
Category | Lean liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 13% | 4% | 11% |
Somewhat better off | 15% | 26% | 16% |
About the same | 42% | 36% | 32% |
Somewhat worse off | 17% | 21% | 16% |
A lot worse off | 7% | 9% | 20% |
Don't know | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 4% | 4% | 10% |
Somewhat better off | 19% | 19% | 20% |
About the same | 45% | 34% | 36% |
Somewhat worse off | 12% | 28% | 23% |
A lot worse off | 18% | 9% | 10% |
Don't know | 2% | 5% | 2% |
Category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 6% | 8% | 7% |
Somewhat better off | 21% | 27% | 17% |
About the same | 39% | 31% | 32% |
Somewhat worse off | 21% | 19% | 21% |
A lot worse off | 10% | 6% | 17% |
Don't know | 3% | 9% | 7% |
Category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
A lot better off | 8% | 6% |
Somewhat better off | 25% | 17% |
About the same | 39% | 34% |
Somewhat worse off | 18% | 23% |
A lot worse off | 7% | 15% |
Don't know | 4% | 5% |
Category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 12% | 5% | 1% |
Somewhat better off | 28% | 19% | 10% |
About the same | 30% | 40% | 39% |
Somewhat worse off | 17% | 20% | 30% |
A lot worse off | 8% | 12% | 14% |
Don't know | 5% | 4% | 6% |
Category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
---|---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 16% | 8% | 5% | 2% |
Somewhat better off | 28% | 26% | 13% | 21% |
About the same | 31% | 29% | 41% | 40% |
Somewhat worse off | 12% | 20% | 23% | 24% |
A lot worse off | 6% | 13% | 14% | 9% |
Don't know | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
Category | No HS | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 5% | 10% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 3% |
Somewhat better off | 27% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 20% |
About the same | 36% | 29% | 35% | 33% | 39% | 49% |
Somewhat worse off | 12% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 14% |
A lot worse off | 11% | 15% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 10% |
Don't know | 9% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
Category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
---|---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 9% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
Somewhat better off | 23% | 23% | 15% | 13% |
About the same | 34% | 35% | 43% | 38% |
Somewhat worse off | 20% | 19% | 25% | 22% |
A lot worse off | 9% | 11% | 11% | 18% |
Don't know | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% |
Category | The 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|
A lot better off | 12% | 3% | 5% | 4% |
Somewhat better off | 25% | 21% | 15% | 12% |
About the same | 30% | 40% | 40% | 37% |
Somewhat worse off | 23% | 19% | 20% | 17% |
A lot worse off | 7% | 12% | 16% | 15% |
Don't know | 3% | 6% | 4% | 14% |