Apr 19, 2017 | Political Climate
A new poll from the Texas Lyceum shows a statistical dead heat in the U.S. Senate race, except that “haven’t thought enough about it” is the response of a plurality of registered voters. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) are tied, 30-30,...
Nov 3, 2016 | Political Climate
An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll of Texas voters shows Donald Trump with a 9-point lead over Hillary Clinton. It is the third poll conducted after the FBI director’s letter to Congress regarding Clinton’s emails. All three polls have shown a widening race...
Nov 3, 2016 | Political Climate
A questionable new poll from Emerson College (pdf) gives Donald Trump a 14-point lead over Hillary Clinton in Texas, which is just about the same margin as Mitt Romney’s over President Obama in 2012. It is the second poll this week to show a double-digit spread....
Nov 1, 2016 | Campaign News, Political Climate
The latest KTVT/Dixie Strategies poll shows a double-digit lead for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton for the first time since the August KTVT/DS poll, and it shows Trump over 50% for the first time in any Texas poll. Trump leads Clinton, 52%-39%, with Libertarian...
Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
PRES: We have a little more detail on the UT/Texas Tribune poll released at midnight on Thursday. The poll shows “likey voters” give Donald Trump a 3-point lead over Hillary Clinton, 45%-42%, with minor party candidates and “someone else” collectively polling at 14%....
Oct 26, 2016 | Political Climate
A new UT/Texas Tribune poll shows (pdf) Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton, 45%-42%, among likely voters. Libertarian Gary Johnson polled at 7%, which is far above the historical average for a Libertarian candidate in Texas, and Green Jill Stein polled at 2%....
Oct 26, 2016 | Campaign News
A new Crosswind/Austin American-Statesman poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton, 45%-38%, in Texas. Libertarian Gary Johnson received the support of 7% of respondents. Another 10% were undecided. The poll’s results were consistent with others showing Clinton...
Oct 23, 2016 | Political Climate
A CBS News/YouGov 2016 Battleground Tracker poll shows Donald Trump narrowly leading Hillary Clinton, 46%-43%, which is within the margin of error. The minor party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein polled at 5% and 1%. respectively. Just 3% of respondents were...
Oct 18, 2016 | Political Climate
Almost three quarters of Texas voters are unaware that a government-issued photo identification is not required* to vote in this general election, according to a Univ. of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll. About 44% of all voters believe it is required, and...
Oct 18, 2016 | Campaign News
Fox News moved Texas from “Solid Republican” to “Lean Republican” today amid another poll indicating a tightening race in the Lone Star State. In addition, a new SurveyMonkey survey conducted for and published by the Washington Post indicates the state is a toss-up....
Oct 14, 2016 | Political Climate
A new WFAA-TV/SurveyUSA poll puts Hillary Clinton within four points – and the margin of error – of Donald Trump in Texas. It is the first poll conducted since an audiotape of Trump’s crude comments about women from 2005 surfaced a week ago. Trump leads Clinton,...
Oct 11, 2016 | Political Climate
Earlier this week we said we would take a look at six recent Texas polls to establish a baseline of support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump among women voters. While we were at it, we also looked at their support of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton,...
