Texas Spending on Border Security (October 2021)

Texas Spending on Border Security (October 2021)

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categoryTotal
Too much28%
Too little33%
About the right amount20%
Don’t know/No opinion20%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much55%23%7%
Too little8%24%57%
About the right amount17%17%22%
Don’t know/No opinion20%36%14%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too much69%50%51%
Too little6%9%9%
About the right amount11%21%18%
Don’t know/No opinion14%20%22%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too much9%13%3%
Too little60%41%62%
About the right amount15%27%24%
Don’t know/No opinion15%18%12%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too much59%31%6%
Too little10%20%55%
About the right amount14%20%23%
Don’t know/No opinion17%30%16%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much46%56%72%
Too little13%12%4%
About the right amount22%14%9%
Don’t know/No opinion18%18%15%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much12%7%4%
Too little45%46%66%
About the right amount26%25%20%
Don’t know/No opinion17%22%10%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much26%27%36%
Too little38%20%27%
About the right amount20%24%17%
Don’t know/No opinion16%30%21%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Too much26%29%
Too little38%29%
About the right amount22%18%
Don’t know/No opinion15%24%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much38%26%17%
Too little24%32%49%
About the right amount17%22%17%
Don’t know/No opinion21%20%17%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much48%32%21%18%
Too little17%25%42%42%
About the right amount12%23%18%25%
Don’t know/No opinion23%21%20%14%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much41%18%26%29%31%38%
Too little28%39%35%31%28%32%
About the right amount18%20%15%27%23%16%
Don’t know/No opinion14%23%24%13%18%14%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too much14%26%43%45%
Too little47%29%19%23%
About the right amount21%21%17%16%
Don’t know/No opinion17%25%21%15%

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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.
Too much17%22%48%31%
Too little49%35%17%22%
About the right amount19%22%19%12%
Don’t know/No opinion15%21%17%35%

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