Police Favorability (June 2019)

Police Favorability (June 2019)

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categoryTotal
Very favorable29%
Somewhat favorable29%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%
Somewhat unfavorable13%
Very unfavorable10%
Don’t know/no opinion2%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable11%21%48%
Somewhat favorable28%23%30%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%28%10%
Somewhat unfavorable19%14%8%
Very unfavorable17%11%3%
Don’t know/no opinion2%3%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable6%11%13%
Somewhat favorable28%32%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%19%26%
Somewhat unfavorable17%18%20%
Very unfavorable25%17%13%
Don’t know/no opinion2%3%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable38%37%58%
Somewhat favorable30%35%29%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%12%7%
Somewhat unfavorable14%10%3%
Very unfavorable4%2%2%
Don’t know/no opinion0%4%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable11%22%45%
Somewhat favorable27%24%32%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%23%11%
Somewhat unfavorable21%16%8%
Very unfavorable16%11%4%
Don’t know/no opinion2%3%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable10%10%12%
Somewhat favorable38%30%16%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%26%18%
Somewhat unfavorable19%17%27%
Very unfavorable4%16%26%
Don’t know/no opinion5%1%1%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable27%42%59%
Somewhat favorable36%36%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%12%7%
Somewhat unfavorable16%6%6%
Very unfavorable6%5%3%
Don’t know/no opinion1%0%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable36%9%24%
Somewhat favorable31%23%28%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%25%21%
Somewhat unfavorable11%19%16%
Very unfavorable7%21%9%
Don’t know/no opinion1%4%2%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable32%26%
Somewhat favorable26%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%18%
Somewhat unfavorable13%14%
Very unfavorable12%8%
Don’t know/no opinion1%3%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable23%31%33%
Somewhat favorable27%30%29%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%15%17%
Somewhat unfavorable12%14%13%
Very unfavorable13%9%6%
Don’t know/no opinion2%1%2%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable22%20%30%43%
Somewhat favorable16%33%30%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable25%20%16%12%
Somewhat unfavorable27%11%12%10%
Very unfavorable9%13%11%5%
Don’t know/no opinion2%2%2%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable11%31%30%32%29%28%
Somewhat favorable36%29%30%26%30%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%18%14%19%16%23%
Somewhat unfavorable13%11%15%14%14%14%
Very unfavorable17%9%10%8%9%11%
Don’t know/no opinion6%3%1%1%2%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable37%32%21%9%
Somewhat favorable27%34%31%25%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%18%17%23%
Somewhat unfavorable12%9%18%22%
Very unfavorable8%6%10%20%
Don’t know/no opinion1%2%3%1%

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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
Very favorable39%34%8%
Somewhat favorable30%31%25%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%16%22%
Somewhat unfavorable9%12%25%
Very unfavorable6%6%19%
Don’t know/no opinion1%2%1%

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