What do you think should be the Legislature's Top Priority (April 2021)

What do you think should be the Legislature's Top Priority (April 2021)

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Imm/Border Security36%
Covid-1912%
Energy/Power Grid12%
Jobs/The economy8%
Gun control/Gun safety7%
Voting rights5%
Education4%
Healthcare4%
2nd Amendment4%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity3%
Climate change/Environment2%
Marijuana legalization1%
Racism/Race relations1%
Redistricting1%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Imm/Border Security7%33%61%
Covid-1922%12%4%
Energy/Power Grid16%11%8%
Jobs/The economy7%18%7%
Gun control/Gun safety13%6%2%
Voting rights11%2%1%
Education5%4%3%
Healthcare9%2%1%
2nd Amendment0%5%6%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity0%1%5%
Climate change/Environment3%5%0%
Marijuana legalization2%1%0%
Racism/Race relations2%1%0%
Redistricting2%0%0%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Imm/Border Security7%9%6%
Covid-1917%27%22%
Energy/Power Grid23%15%14%
Jobs/The economy3%7%9%
Gun control/Gun safety17%8%14%
Voting rights10%4%14%
Education6%6%5%
Healthcare7%10%9%
2nd Amendment1%1%0%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity1%0%0%
Climate change/Environment4%4%3%
Marijuana legalization1%5%2%
Racism/Race relations2%1%3%
Redistricting1%3%1%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Imm/Border Security57%50%68%
Covid-191%9%4%
Energy/Power Grid11%11%6%
Jobs/The economy5%7%8%
Gun control/Gun safety2%1%2%
Voting rights0%0%1%
Education5%7%1%
Healthcare0%6%0%
2nd Amendment8%3%6%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity9%5%4%
Climate change/Environment0%1%0%
Marijuana legalization1%0%0%
Racism/Race relations1%0%0%
Redistricting0%0%0%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Imm/Border Security5%31%59%
Covid-1922%11%6%
Energy/Power Grid19%8%8%
Jobs/The economy3%18%8%
Gun control/Gun safety14%7%2%
Voting rights11%4%1%
Education6%5%3%
Healthcare8%3%2%
2nd Amendment1%4%5%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity0%1%6%
Climate change/Environment5%2%0%
Marijuana legalization1%3%0%
Racism/Race relations2%2%0%
Redistricting2%0%0%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Imm/Border Security10%4%4%
Covid-1916%23%27%
Energy/Power Grid23%20%15%
Jobs/The economy3%2%4%
Gun control/Gun safety17%13%13%
Voting rights6%15%11%
Education7%7%2%
Healthcare9%5%12%
2nd Amendment1%2%0%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity8%3%4%
Climate change/Environment0%1%2%
Marijuana legalization0%2%3%
Racism/Race relations0%2%3%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Imm/Border Security41%57%68%
Covid-1910%8%1%
Energy/Power Grid14%9%5%
Jobs/The economy5%8%8%
Gun control/Gun safety3%1%3%
Voting rights0%1%1%
Education8%2%1%
Healthcare8%2%0%
2nd Amendment2%4%7%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity6%7%4%
Climate change/Environment1%0%0%
Marijuana legalization3%0%0%
Racism/Race relations0%0%0%
Redistricting0%0%1%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Imm/Border Security39%18%38%
Covid-198%28%15%
Energy/Power Grid14%9%5%
Jobs/The economy8%9%10%
Gun control/Gun safety5%16%8%
Voting rights4%8%4%
Education5%0%5%
Healthcare4%3%6%
2nd Amendment4%0%1%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity4%0%1%
Climate change/Environment2%1%2%
Marijuana legalization1%0%3%
Racism/Race relations0%6%1%
Redistricting1%1%0%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Imm/Border Security34%38%
Covid-1912%13%
Energy/Power Grid13%11%
Jobs/The economy10%7%
Gun control/Gun safety4%10%
Voting rights6%4%
Education5%3%
Healthcare4%4%
2nd Amendment5%3%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity3%3%
Climate change/Environment3%1%
Marijuana legalization2%1%
Racism/Race relations0%2%
Redistricting0%1%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Imm/Border Security29%36%45%
Covid-1917%11%8%
Energy/Power Grid8%13%13%
Jobs/The economy6%8%13%
Gun control/Gun safety10%5%7%
Voting rights8%4%1%
Education4%5%2%
Healthcare4%5%3%
2nd Amendment3%5%2%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity3%3%3%
Climate change/Environment2%2%1%
Marijuana legalization3%0%1%
Racism/Race relations2%1%1%
Redistricting1%1%1%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Imm/Border Security21%25%44%45%
Covid-1920%15%10%8%
Energy/Power Grid5%20%9%12%
Jobs/The economy17%4%9%7%
Gun control/Gun safety13%8%5%4%
Voting rights2%1%5%9%
Education1%8%3%3%
Healthcare5%2%6%3%
2nd Amendment2%6%3%3%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity1%4%3%3%
Climate change/Environment7%2%1%1%
Marijuana legalization3%2%1%0%
Racism/Race relations2%1%1%1%
Redistricting1%1%0%1%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Imm/Border Security66%35%39%50%31%27%
Covid-196%12%12%14%11%14%
Energy/Power Grid0%11%9%8%16%16%
Jobs/The economy3%14%7%10%7%3%
Gun control/Gun safety3%8%8%6%7%3%
Voting rights5%5%7%2%3%6%
Education0%1%2%3%6%10%
Healthcare16%3%3%2%5%6%
2nd Amendment0%4%5%2%3%4%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity0%2%2%0%4%9%
Climate change/Environment0%0%4%1%2%2%
Marijuana legalization0%2%1%1%2%1%
Racism/Race relations0%2%1%0%1%1%
Redistricting0%0%0%0%2%1%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Imm/Border Security48%34%29%17%
Covid-199%12%10%20%
Energy/Power Grid6%14%15%18%
Jobs/The economy11%12%6%2%
Gun control/Gun safety6%9%5%9%
Voting rights1%4%10%9%
Education4%3%5%5%
Healthcare3%2%7%7%
2nd Amendment4%4%4%2%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity4%3%2%0%
Climate change/Environment0%1%2%6%
Marijuana legalization1%0%0%2%
Racism/Race relations1%1%1%2%
Redistricting0%0%2%1%

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Imm/Border Security52%36%19%49%
Covid-1910%11%16%6%
Energy/Power Grid5%9%21%15%
Jobs/The economy12%10%3%8%
Gun control/Gun safety6%6%9%8%
Voting rights1%5%9%0%
Education3%5%4%3%
Healthcare1%4%8%2%
2nd Amendment4%5%1%5%
Voter Fraud/Election Integrity3%5%0%1%
Climate change/Environment0%1%5%3%
Marijuana legalization2%1%1%0%
Racism/Race relations1%1%1%0%
Redistricting0%1%2%1%

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