Post Date: January 2022
Second Reading Podcast: A conversation about the 2022 Texas primaries with Gromer Jeffers, Jr., of the Dallas Morning News
In a new Second Reading Podcast, Jim Henson talks with Gromer Jeffers, Jr., longtime political writer for the Dallas Morning News, about the 2022 primary race, with lots of talk about the GOP primary for Attorney General and races in the North Texas region.
Comparing Trump-Biden Vote Shares in Old and New Texas House Districts
As campaigns and observers attempt to figure out where the most competitive legislative races will be in 2022, we can assess the change in competitiveness in electoral districts after redistricting by comparing the change in top-of-the-ticket 2020 vote shares won by major party candidates with the same results calculated using the new district lines.
Comparing Trump-Biden Vote Shares in Old and New Texas Senate Districts
As campaigns and observers attempt to figure out where the most competitive legislative races will be in 2022, we can assess the change in competitiveness in electoral districts after redistricting by comparing the change in top-of-the-ticket 2020 vote shares won by major party candidates with the same results calculated using the new district lines.
Comparing Trump-Biden Vote Shares in Old and New Texas Congressional Districts
As campaigns and observers attempt to figure out where the most competitive congressional races will be in 2022, we can assess the change in competitiveness in electoral districts after redistricting by comparing the change in top-of-the-ticket 2020 vote shares won by major party candidates with the same results calculated using the new district lines.
Polling suggests Texas GOP-led election reform didn’t increase overall trust in state election results
Public opinion polling in the aftermath of the election, and after a legislative session blown up by the intensive debate over GOP-sponsored election legislation, shows that trust in Texas’ official election results were not strengthened by the legislation pushed with deep determination by Republican legislators and signed with great fanfare by Governor Greg Abbott. In fact, both Democrats and Republicans showed a slight decrease in the intensity with which they believe in the validity of Texas elections. Only among independents – a generally less attentive and political engaged group – did belief in the accuracy of state elections increase.