Post Date: September 2024
Texas 2024 Presidential Poll Tracker
Check back for updates on all non-partisan polling of the presidential race in Texas. Most recently updated with results from August 5-16 University of Houston Hobby School / Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan- Mickey Leland School Texas Trends Survey.
Texas 2024 U.S. Senate Poll Tracker
Check back for updates on all non-partisan polling of the US Senate race race between incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Colin Allred.
Second Reading Podcast: Digging into Texas presidential results in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll
The Texas Politics Project polling team talks about results in the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll.
The Texas Public Opinion Context for the Trump-Harris Presidential Debate
The much-anticipated, lone presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is one of the rare occasions where the breathless coverage leading up to the Tuesday evening event probably isn’t grossly over-hyped. It’s a lot, to be sure; but given the impact of the first presidential debate, it’s hard to argue that the stakes aren’t high, whether or not the debate lives up to the anticipation
Donald Trump maintains a lead in Texas but Kamala Harris narrows the gap amidst a surge in Democratic enthusiasm in new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll
The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds former president Donald Trump leading Vice-President Kamala Harris 49% to 44% in a head-to-head match-up in the presidential race in Texas. Nine percent chose an unspecified “someone else,” and 6% were undecided. This result follows a June UT/Texas Politics Project Poll in which then-candidate Joe Biden trailed Trump by 7 points, 46% to 39%.
Job approval trends for Texas statewide incumbents and other trend data from the Texas Politics Project poll data archive (August 2024 UT/Texas Politics Project Poll update)
This page compiles graphics for trends in job approval ratings of the current statewide incumbents (Governor, Lt. Governor, U.S. Senators) that Texans rate on every poll . Bookmark the page for easy reference – we’ve also added similar graphics for trends in Texans’ assessment of conditions in Texas and the U.S., and some archival results for comparison with leaders no longer in office.