2010 Democratic Primary Election for Governor Vote Choice (February 2010)

• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below.
• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. 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 who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. 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 who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. Location is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
• More Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections were asked, "If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?" Respondents were first asked the question above. If they initially answered that they didn't know, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found below. Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.