Daily Kos/Research 2000 Texas Poll

Research 2000, MoE 4%, Apr 20, 2009 - Apr 22, 2009

FAVORABLE/UNFAVORABLE

	VERY FAV	FAV	UNFAV	VERY UNFAV	NO OPINION
PERRY	17	34	24	19	6
BAILEY HUTCHINSON	27	37	16	13	7
SCHIEFFER	9	17	6	5	63
ABBOTT	21	24	13	13	29
DEWHURST	15	24	17	14	30
WILLIAMS	13	20	13	12	42
SHAPIRO	11	17	14	10	48
SHARP	17	19	14	10	40
WHITE	16	17	12	11	44
OBAMA	20	25	26	27	2

Rick Perry

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	51	43	6
MEN	55	40	5
WOMEN	47	46	7
DEMOCRATS	24	71	5
REPUBLICANS	76	19	5
INDEPENDENTS	50	43	7
18-29	42	51	7
30-44	49	45	6
45-59	55	39	6
60+	60	35	5

Kay Bailey Hutchinson

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	64	29	7
MEN	63	31	6
WOMEN	65	27	8
DEMOCRATS	39	53	8
REPUBLICANS	86	8	6
INDEPENDENTS	63	30	7
18-29	60	32	8
30-44	63	29	8
45-59	66	28	6
60+	68	26	6

Tom Schieffer

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	26	11	63
MEN	24	14	62
WOMEN	28	8	64
DEMOCRATS	35	6	59
REPUBLICANS	19	17	64
INDEPENDENTS	25	9	66
18-29	30	7	63
30-44	27	10	63
45-59	24	12	64
60+	23	14	63

Greg Abbott

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	45	26	29
MEN	49	24	27
WOMEN	41	28	31
DEMOCRATS	26	47	27
REPUBLICANS	64	11	25
INDEPENDENTS	42	23	35
18-29	40	31	29
30-44	44	27	29
45-59	47	24	29
60+	50	22	28

David Dewhurst

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	39	31	30
MEN	42	28	30
WOMEN	36	34	30
DEMOCRATS	18	52	30
REPUBLICANS	58	15	27
INDEPENDENTS	37	29	34
18-29	33	36	31
30-44	38	32	30
45-59	41	29	30
60+	44	27	29

Michael Williams

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	33	25	42
MEN	36	23	41
WOMEN	30	27	43
DEMOCRATS	10	46	44
REPUBLICANS	54	9	37
INDEPENDENTS	31	22	47
18-29	27	29	44
30-44	32	28	40
45-59	35	23	42
60+	38	21	41

Florence Shapiro

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	28	24	48
MEN	29	23	48
WOMEN	27	25	48
DEMOCRATS	6	45	49
REPUBLICANS	49	8	43
INDEPENDENTS	26	21	53
18-29	22	28	50
30-44	27	27	46
45-59	30	22	48
60+	33	20	47

John Sharp

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	36	24	40
MEN	33	28	39
WOMEN	39	20	41
DEMOCRATS	56	9	35
REPUBLICANS	20	40	40
INDEPENDENTS	34	21	45
18-29	41	19	40
30-44	38	21	41
45-59	34	27	39
60+	31	29	40

Bill White

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	33	23	44
MEN	30	27	43
WOMEN	36	19	45
DEMOCRATS	53	8	39
REPUBLICANS	16	40	44
INDEPENDENTS	31	19	50
18-29	38	18	44
30-44	35	20	45
45-59	31	26	43
60+	28	28	44

Barack Obama

	FAV	UNFAV	NO OPINION
ALL	45	53	2
MEN	41	58	1
WOMEN	49	48	3
DEMOCRATS	85	14	1
REPUBLICANS	13	85	2
INDEPENDENTS	42	55	3
18-29	54	44	2
30-44	48	50	2
45-59	42	56	2
60+	36	62	2

QUESTION: If 2010 election for Governor were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Tom Schieffer the Democrat and Rick Perry the Republican?

	RICK PERRY	TOM SCHIEFFER	UNDECIDED
ALL	52	37	11
MEN	56	35	9
WOMEN	48	39	13
DEMOCRATS	13	77	10
REPUBLICANS	84	5	11
INDEPENDENTS	55	33	12
18-29	46	42	12
30-44	51	39	10
45-59	54	35	11
60+	57	32	11
WHITE	69	22	9
BLACK	2	76	22
HISPANIC	32	57	11
OTHER	33	55	12

QUESTION: If 2010 election for Governor were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Tom Schieffer the Democrat and Kay Bailey Hutchinson the Republican?

	KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON	TOM SCHIEFFER	UNDECIDED
ALL	57	35	8
MEN	60	33	7
WOMEN	54	37	9
DEMOCRATS	17	75	8
REPUBLICANS	89	5	6
INDEPENDENTS	60	30	10
18-29	51	41	8
30-44	56	37	7
45-59	59	32	9
60+	62	30	8
WHITE	74	20	6
BLACK	5	75	20
HISPANIC	36	55	9
OTHER	38	54	8
U.S. SENATE RACE

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between John Sharp the Democrat and Greg Abbott the Republican?

	GREG ABBOTT	JOHN SHARP	UNDECIDED
ALL	43	36	21
MEN	47	35	18
WOMEN	39	37	24
DEMOCRATS	8	76	16
REPUBLICANS	74	5	21
INDEPENDENTS	42	33	25
18-29	37	41	22
30-44	40	38	22
45-59	46	33	21
60+	49	32	19
WHITE	59	22	19
BLACK	3	75	22
HISPANIC	20	54	26
OTHER	23	52	25

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between John Sharp the Democrat and David Dewhurst the Republican?

	DAVID DEWHURST	JOHN SHARP	UNDECIDED
ALL	44	37	19
MEN	48	36	16
WOMEN	40	38	22
DEMOCRATS	8	78	14
REPUBLICANS	76	5	19
INDEPENDENTS	43	34	23
18-29	37	43	20
30-44	42	39	19
45-59	47	34	19
60+	50	32	18
WHITE	60	23	17
BLACK	3	75	22
HISPANIC	20	55	25
OTHER	24	53	23

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between John Sharp the Democrat and Michael Williams the Republican?

	JOHN SHARP	MICHAEL WILLIAMS	UNDECIDED
ALL	37	34	29
MEN	36	37	27
WOMEN	38	31	31
DEMOCRATS	78	5	17
REPUBLICANS	5	62	33
INDEPENDENTS	34	30	36
18-29	43	27	30
30-44	39	32	29
45-59	34	37	29
60+	32	39	29
WHITE	23	46	31
BLACK	74	2	24
HISPANIC	55	18	27
OTHER	54	19	27

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between John Sharp the Democrat and Florence Shapiro the Republican?

	FLORENCE SHAPIRO	JOHN SHARP	UNDECIDED
ALL	33	37	30
MEN	36	36	28
WOMEN	30	38	32
DEMOCRATS	5	78	17
REPUBLICANS	60	5	35
INDEPENDENTS	29	34	37
18-29	26	43	31
30-44	31	39	30
45-59	36	34	30
60+	38	32	30
WHITE	45	23	32
BLACK	2	74	24
HISPANIC	18	55	27
OTHER	19	54	27

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Bill White the Democrat and Greg Abbott the Republican?

	BILL WHITE	GREG ABBOTT	UNDECIDED
ALL	36	42	22
MEN	35	46	19
WOMEN	37	38	25
DEMOCRATS	76	7	17
REPUBLICANS	5	73	22
INDEPENDENTS	33	41	26
18-29	41	36	23
30-44	38	39	23
45-59	33	45	22
60+	32	48	20
WHITE	22	58	20
BLACK	75	3	22
HISPANIC	54	19	27
OTHER	52	21	27

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Bill White the Democrat and David Dewhurst the Republican?

	BILL WHITE	DAVID DEWHURST	UNDECIDED
ALL	37	43	20
MEN	36	47	17
WOMEN	38	39	23
DEMOCRATS	78	7	15
REPUBLICANS	5	75	20
INDEPENDENTS	34	42	24
18-29	43	36	21
30-44	39	41	20
45-59	34	46	20
60+	32	49	19
WHITE	23	59	18
BLACK	75	3	22
HISPANIC	55	19	26
OTHER	53	23	24

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Bill White the Democrat and Michael Williams the Republican?

	BILL WHITE	MICHAEL WILLIAMS	UNDECIDED
ALL	38	34	28
MEN	37	37	26
WOMEN	39	31	30
DEMOCRATS	79	5	16
REPUBLICANS	5	62	33
INDEPENDENTS	36	30	34
18-29	44	27	29
30-44	40	32	28
45-59	35	37	28
60+	33	39	28
WHITE	24	46	30
BLACK	75	2	23
HISPANIC	56	18	26
OTHER	54	19	27

QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Bill White the Democrat and Florence Shapiro the Republican?

	BILL WHITE	FLORENCE SHAPIRO	UNDECIDED
ALL	38	33	29
MEN	37	36	27
WOMEN	39	30	31
DEMOCRATS	79	5	16
REPUBLICANS	5	60	35
INDEPENDENTS	36	29	35
18-29	44	26	30
30-44	40	31	29
45-59	35	36	29
60+	33	38	29
WHITE	24	45	31
BLACK	74	2	24
HISPANIC	56	18	26
OTHER	54	19	27

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of how Texas government is currently run?

	APPROVE	DISAPPROVE	NOT SURE
ALL	51	36	13
MEN	54	34	12
WOMEN	48	38	14
DEMOCRATS	33	56	11
REPUBLICANS	65	21	14
INDEPENDENTS	52	33	15

QUESTION: Do you think Texas would be better off as an independent nation or as part of the United States of America?

	US	IND	NOT SURE
ALL	61	35	4
MEN	57	39	4
WOMEN	65	31	4
DEMOCRATS	82	15	3
REPUBLICANS	48	48	4
INDEPENDENTS	55	40	5

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Rick Perry's suggestion that Texas may need to leave the United States?

	APPROVE	DISAPPROVE	NOT SURE
ALL	37	58	5
MEN	42	54	4
WOMEN	32	62	6
DEMOCRATS	16	80	4
REPUBLICANS	51	44	5
INDEPENDENTS	43	50	7

Demographics

MEN	288	48%
WOMEN	312	52%
DEMOCRATS	199	33%
REPUBLICANS	234	39%
INDEPENDENTS/OTHER	167	28%
18-29	102	17%
30-44	204	34%
45-59	198	33%
60+	96	16%
WHITE	390	65%
BLACK	77	13%
HISPANIC	115	19%
OTHER	18	3%

Methodology

TEXAS POLL RESULTS – APRIL 2009

The Research 2000 Texas Poll was conducted from April 20 through April 22, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4% percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as for gender or party affiliation.