What Should Be Texas Legislature's Top Priority? (February 2019)

What Should Be Texas Legislature's Top Priority? (February 2019)

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categoryTotal
Immigration/Border Security23%
Education14%
Health Care7%
Property Taxes6%
Economy4%
Gun Control3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Immigration/Border Security9%25%36%
Education19%12%11%
Health Care14%4%2%
Property Taxes3%5%10%
Economy4%6%2%
Gun Control5%3%0%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Immigration/Border Security6%16%7%
Education24%12%18%
Health Care20%8%12%
Property Taxes3%3%2%
Economy4%5%5%
Gun Control4%5%6%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Immigration/Border Security34%19%43%
Education14%12%8%
Health Care3%2%2%
Property Taxes10%11%9%
Economy1%6%2%
Gun Control1%0%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Immigration/Border Security8%18%36%
Education20%14%10%
Health Care14%9%2%
Property Taxes2%4%10%
Economy4%5%3%
Gun Control6%3%0%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Immigration/Border Security9%5%10%
Education17%22%20%
Health Care22%14%8%
Property Taxes2%4%1%
Economy5%3%3%
Gun Control5%5%6%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Immigration/Border Security24%33%44%
Education14%10%8%
Health Care4%1%2%
Property Taxes5%16%8%
Economy6%2%2%
Gun Control1%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Immigration/Border Security25%9%24%
Education17%6%12%
Health Care6%6%10%
Property Taxes9%2%3%
Economy2%6%6%
Gun Control2%5%3%

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categoryMaleFemale
Immigration/Border Security21%25%
Education14%15%
Health Care6%8%
Property Taxes10%4%
Economy4%3%
Gun Control2%4%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Immigration/Border Security15%26%30%
Education15%13%15%
Health Care7%8%6%
Property Taxes5%8%5%
Economy4%4%3%
Gun Control4%3%1%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Immigration/Border Security15%16%27%33%
Education11%13%15%17%
Health Care10%7%7%5%
Property Taxes1%3%9%11%
Economy5%4%4%1%
Gun Control3%2%3%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Immigration/Border Security20%28%26%29%18%15%
Education6%8%12%12%20%22%
Health Care15%5%8%8%6%9%
Property Taxes0%5%5%6%8%13%
Economy0%2%5%7%3%4%
Gun Control0%3%3%3%2%4%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Immigration/Border Security29%22%15%15%
Education12%12%18%21%
Health Care5%6%14%9%
Property Taxes6%8%10%3%
Economy4%3%4%3%
Gun Control2%5%0%3%

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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
Immigration/Border Security31%25%13%
Education9%13%24%
Health Care4%7%11%
Property Taxes5%9%4%
Economy4%3%4%
Gun Control2%4%2%

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