Views on Amount of Legal Immigration (October 2018)

Views on Amount of Legal Immigration (October 2018)

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categoryTotal
Too many45%
Too few18%
About the right amount25%
Don't know/No opinion12%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too many19%49%66%
Too few34%15%6%
About the right amount30%16%21%
Don't know/No opinion17%19%6%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too many8%23%23%
Too few46%18%36%
About the right amount29%33%29%
Don't know/No opinion16%26%12%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too many64%58%71%
Too few9%12%3%
About the right amount25%23%18%
Don't know/No opinion3%6%8%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too many11%42%63%
Too few45%14%8%
About the right amount31%26%20%
Don't know/No opinion14%18%9%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too many13%6%12%
Too few30%51%48%
About the right amount42%32%24%
Don't know/No opinion14%11%15%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too many50%61%70%
Too few17%11%1%
About the right amount25%18%20%
Don't know/No opinion8%9%9%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Too many20%69%69%
Too few36%5%7%
About the right amount30%21%19%
Don't know/No opinion14%5%5%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too many51%37%38%
Too few19%16%18%
About the right amount22%28%28%
Don't know/No opinion8%19%17%

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categoryMaleFemale
Too many47%42%
Too few19%18%
About the right amount26%24%
Don't know/No opinion8%16%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too many40%45%52%
Too few24%16%14%
About the right amount26%25%22%
Don't know/No opinion10%13%12%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too many32%34%50%58%
Too few34%23%15%8%
About the right amount19%27%23%28%
Don't know/No opinion15%16%11%7%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too many52%54%40%46%43%32%
Too few21%9%17%12%22%37%
About the right amount6%21%29%27%28%24%
Don't know/No opinion21%16%14%16%7%7%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too many53%45%38%25%
Too few14%16%23%31%
About the right amount20%28%31%28%
Don't know/No opinion13%11%9%16%

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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
Too many61%46%24%
Too few8%18%36%
About the right amount19%25%30%
Don't know/No opinion12%11%10%

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