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Second Reading Podcast: New UT/TxPP Poll offers glimpse of the emerging 2026 election environment in Texas

October 30, 2025

The Texas Politics Project Poll team – Daron Shaw, James Henson, and Joshua Blank – discuss what their latest poll tells us about the current Texas landscape for the 2026 election.

With 2026 elections just over the horizon, economic concerns deepen in new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll

October 29, 2025

Amidst a prolonged federal government shutdown and one year away from the 2026 election, the October 2025 Texas Politics Project poll finds Texas voters reporting worsening personal economic conditions, with increasingly pessimistic views of the wider economy and the direction of the state and country.

Second Reading Podcast: Assessing the State of the Constitutional Order in the U.S.

October 23, 2025

Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins of UT Austin joins James Henson to discuss the state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.

Second Reading Podcast: Gov. Abbott Deploys the National Guard to Illinois, Hunt Finally Gets In as Shutdown Continues

October 09, 2025

After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott's fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott's response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.

Texas Data Points

More Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing as president? Would you say that you..."
More Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing as president? Would you say that you..." 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, "How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing as president? Would you say that you..." 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, "How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing as president? Would you say that you..." 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.

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Newest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll: October 2025

October 2025 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll: With 2026 elections just over the horizon, economic concerns deepen in new UT/Texas Politics Project Poll.

Trends from the Texas Politics Project Polling Archive

With the candidate filing deadline just around the corner (Dec. 8), take a look at Texans’ views of some of the trends updated with October Polling.

Results from the October UT/TXP Poll

Check out all the results from the October survey in one place, with easy to explore graphics, downloadable in multiple formats.

October UT/TxPP Data Archive

Download all the data from the UT/TxPP polling archive, including toplines, crosstabs, and raw data files from the October UT/TxPP Poll.

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