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Texas Politics Project Time Series: Texans' Views of the Economy

The University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll regularly asks Texas voters to provide their assessment of national, state, and personal economic conditions. In this post, trend graphics for those views are presented and updated as new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll data becomes available.

Second Reading Podcast: Texas Public Opinion and This Week's Big SCOTUS Decisions + the Emergence of Stronger Political Parties (?)

In a new Second Reading podcast, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at Texas public opinion related to some of the big Supreme Court decisions this week, and have a ranging discussion about signs of the emergence of stronger, if more polarized political parties. They also touch on news of Kelly Hancock's imminent departure as Acting Comptroller and the politics of the governor's appointment of the Republican candidate for the office, former state senator Don Huffines.

Texas Democrats' Attitudes as Party Members Gather in Corpus Christi

As the Texas Democratic Party holds their state convention in Corpus Christi this weekend, review public opinion data from the Texas Politics Project polling archive to provide some context for the gathering.

June Poll Finds a Competitive U.S. Senate race in Texas amid continuing economic concerns, data center backlash

The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds a very tight race in the election for the U.S. Senate, Texas voters largely opposed to building data centers in their communities, and continuing concern about prices and the economy.


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  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?"
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
  • More Respondents were asked, "In general, do you support or oppose the construction of a data center in your community?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.

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