Texas Legislature Trial Ballot (October 2020)

Texas Legislature Trial Ballot (October 2020)

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The Republican candidate51%
The Democratic candidate43%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The Republican candidate4%27%93%
The Democratic candidate92%48%4%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%25%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The Republican candidate12%2%1%
The Democratic candidate76%91%98%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion12%7%1%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The Republican candidate86%86%98%
The Democratic candidate8%7%2%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%7%0%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The Republican candidate5%30%86%
The Democratic candidate90%60%9%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%10%5%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The Republican candidate3%3%9%
The Democratic candidate82%95%90%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion15%2%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The Republican candidate74%87%90%
The Democratic candidate17%5%8%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion9%7%1%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The Republican candidate61%15%38%
The Democratic candidate33%84%53%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%0%9%

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CategoryMaleFemale
The Republican candidate56%46%
The Democratic candidate37%49%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion7%5%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The Republican candidate35%54%66%
The Democratic candidate58%42%26%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion8%4%8%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
The Republican candidate40%39%56%60%
The Democratic candidate48%51%40%38%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion12%10%4%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The Republican candidate25%49%52%53%50%53%
The Democratic candidate75%45%44%35%42%45%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion0%6%3%12%8%1%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
The Republican candidate65%48%32%25%
The Democratic candidate29%43%62%73%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%9%6%2%

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CategoryThe 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.
The Republican candidate69%56%20%24%
The Democratic candidate25%39%74%70%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%5%6%7%

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