What Do You Think Should be the Legislature's Top Priority? (February 2021)

What Do You Think Should be the Legislature's Top Priority? (February 2021)

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categoryTotal
COVID22%
Immigration / Border security14%
The economy12%
Education5%
Health care4%
Electric utilities4%
Environment3%
Elections2%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov2%
Budget / Reduce Spending2%
Inequality1%
Property taxes1%
Energy0%
Other28%
Don't know0%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
COVID36%18%12%
Immigration / Border security1%14%24%
The economy8%10%16%
Education7%5%3%
Health care6%4%2%
Electric utilities4%5%4%
Environment5%1%0%
Elections2%4%2%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov1%1%4%
Budget / Reduce Spending1%2%2%
Inequality2%0%0%
Property taxes0%0%2%
Energy0%0%0%
Other24%36%28%
Don't know1%0%0%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
COVID30%46%35%
Immigration / Border security1%3%1%
The economy8%6%8%
Education11%3%6%
Health care8%2%7%
Electric utilities5%4%4%
Environment10%4%4%
Elections2%1%3%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov0%0%2%
Budget / Reduce Spending3%0%1%
Inequality4%1%2%
Property taxes0%1%0%
Energy0%0%0%
Other18%31%24%
Don't know0%0%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
COVID8%21%10%
Immigration / Border security22%21%26%
The economy19%15%16%
Education6%3%1%
Health care1%5%1%
Electric utilities1%5%5%
Environment0%1%1%
Elections1%1%3%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov5%0%4%
Budget / Reduce Spending1%3%2%
Property taxes3%4%1%
Energy1%0%0%
Other32%20%30%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
COVID35%27%10%
Immigration / Border security1%8%25%
The economy5%15%15%
Education6%5%3%
Health care7%5%2%
Electric utilities5%3%4%
Environment5%3%1%
Elections3%1%2%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov1%0%4%
Budget / Reduce Spending1%1%2%
Inequality3%0%0%
Property taxes1%0%2%
Energy0%0%0%
Other25%29%29%
Don't know0%1%0%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
COVID34%37%34%
Immigration / Border security2%0%0%
The economy4%6%6%
Education8%7%3%
Health care7%8%7%
Electric utilities6%4%4%
Environment7%2%6%
Elections5%2%2%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov0%3%0%
Budget / Reduce Spending1%3%0%
Inequality2%3%4%
Property taxes0%1%2%
Other24%22%30%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
COVID13%10%10%
Immigration / Border security10%26%30%
The economy15%17%14%
Education4%3%3%
Health care5%1%1%
Electric utilities6%4%4%
Environment3%1%0%
Elections0%3%3%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov5%3%5%
Budget / Reduce Spending2%3%1%
Property taxes1%5%0%
Energy2%0%0%
Other34%26%29%
Don't know0%0%0%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
COVID18%23%33%
Immigration / Border security15%2%16%
The economy12%12%13%
Education5%3%5%
Health care5%4%2%
Electric utilities4%4%6%
Environment2%4%3%
Elections3%3%1%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov3%1%2%
Budget / Reduce Spending2%1%0%
Inequality1%2%1%
Property taxes2%0%0%
Energy0%0%0%
Other28%42%17%
Don't know0%1%1%

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CategoryMaleFemale
COVID23%22%
Immigration / Border security13%14%
The economy12%13%
Education4%5%
Health care3%5%
Electric utilities3%5%
Environment2%3%
Elections2%2%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov3%2%
Budget / Reduce Spending2%1%
Inequality1%1%
Property taxes2%1%
Energy0%0%
Other29%27%
Don't know1%0%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
COVID26%22%15%
Immigration / Border security9%14%20%
The economy14%11%11%
Education4%5%5%
Health care4%5%1%
Electric utilities2%6%3%
Environment3%3%1%
Elections2%2%3%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov2%2%2%
Budget / Reduce Spending1%2%0%
Inequality1%1%0%
Property taxes1%1%3%
Energy0%0%0%
Other29%25%35%
Don't know1%0%0%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
COVID20%26%23%18%
Immigration / Border security6%8%16%23%
The economy9%12%15%11%
Education5%4%5%4%
Health care3%4%5%4%
Electric utilities6%4%4%4%
Environment8%2%1%1%
Elections3%2%2%3%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov2%1%2%5%
Budget / Reduce Spending1%1%1%4%
Inequality1%1%0%2%
Property taxes0%1%2%1%
Energy0%0%0%0%
Other35%35%24%19%
Don't know0%0%0%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
COVID42%23%19%25%21%23%
Immigration / Border security19%15%17%15%9%9%
The economy2%13%9%9%17%9%
Education7%2%4%2%8%7%
Health care0%4%2%3%4%8%
Electric utilities0%5%4%3%4%4%
Environment6%1%3%1%4%2%
Elections2%1%3%3%2%5%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov0%3%1%3%1%6%
Budget / Reduce Spending0%1%1%0%2%3%
Inequality0%1%1%0%2%0%
Property taxes0%2%1%2%1%1%
Energy0%0%0%0%0%0%
Other23%28%34%33%24%22%
Don't know0%1%0%0%0%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
COVID16%25%25%29%
Immigration / Border security20%11%5%9%
The economy15%11%12%7%
Education5%4%4%5%
Health care4%4%5%5%
Electric utilities4%4%6%4%
Environment1%4%4%3%
Elections3%2%1%2%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov2%3%3%0%
Budget / Reduce Spending0%2%3%2%
Inequality0%1%2%2%
Property taxes0%2%1%2%
Energy0%0%0%0%
Other27%28%26%30%
Don't know1%0%0%0%

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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.
COVID19%20%30%22%
Immigration / Border security20%15%7%6%
The economy13%13%10%14%
Education4%3%7%4%
Health care4%4%6%0%
Electric utilities5%3%5%2%
Environment0%3%4%3%
Elections2%3%2%5%
Resisting Biden / Fed Gov2%4%1%2%
Budget / Reduce Spending0%2%3%1%
Inequality0%1%1%3%
Property taxes1%2%1%2%
Energy0%0%0%0%
Other29%28%23%36%
Don't know0%1%0%1%

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