2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Vote Choice (February 2018)

2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Vote Choice (February 2018)

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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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Lupe Valdez43%
Andrew White24%
Grady Yarbrough7%
Tom Wakely7%
Adrian Ocegueda5%
Jeffrey Payne5%
Cedric Davis, Sr.4%
Joe Mumbach3%
James Jolly Clark1%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Lupe Valdez57%37%42%
Andrew White18%37%25%
Grady Yarbrough6%1%7%
Tom Wakely7%7%6%
Adrian Ocegueda7%9%4%
Jeffrey Payne1%5%7%
Cedric Davis, Sr.0%1%5%
Joe Mumbach0%2%3%
James Jolly Clark4%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" 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.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Lupe Valdez40%38%59%
Andrew White17%26%17%
Grady Yarbrough16%4%4%
Tom Wakely15%10%1%
Adrian Ocegueda7%7%1%
Jeffrey Payne2%4%11%
Cedric Davis, Sr.0%2%6%
Joe Mumbach0%5%1%
James Jolly Clark3%3%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Lupe Valdez48%32%31%
Andrew White26%16%29%
Grady Yarbrough7%10%5%
Tom Wakely9%0%4%
Adrian Ocegueda1%8%15%
Jeffrey Payne4%7%7%
Cedric Davis, Sr.1%23%0%
Joe Mumbach1%5%8%
James Jolly Clark2%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryMaleFemale
Lupe Valdez41%45%
Andrew White25%24%
Grady Yarbrough6%8%
Tom Wakely12%3%
Adrian Ocegueda6%4%
Jeffrey Payne2%8%
Cedric Davis, Sr.4%5%
Joe Mumbach3%3%
James Jolly Clark3%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Lupe Valdez50%41%32%
Andrew White27%24%21%
Grady Yarbrough2%9%17%
Tom Wakely3%11%2%
Adrian Ocegueda6%3%9%
Jeffrey Payne3%6%5%
Cedric Davis, Sr.3%6%2%
Joe Mumbach2%1%12%
James Jolly Clark4%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Lupe Valdez24%38%50%44%
Andrew White0%32%28%22%
Grady Yarbrough17%2%6%9%
Tom Wakely17%7%5%5%
Adrian Ocegueda25%8%1%1%
Jeffrey Payne16%6%2%5%
Cedric Davis, Sr.0%3%6%4%
Joe Mumbach0%2%1%7%
James Jolly Clark0%3%0%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Lupe Valdez70%34%41%43%45%49%
Andrew White0%42%20%19%17%33%
Grady Yarbrough0%7%15%10%5%2%
Tom Wakely18%0%5%2%15%2%
Adrian Ocegueda0%0%5%23%4%1%
Jeffrey Payne0%0%9%3%9%2%
Cedric Davis, Sr.0%10%3%0%4%2%
Joe Mumbach0%7%3%0%1%3%
James Jolly Clark12%0%0%0%0%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Lupe Valdez36%52%38%46%
Andrew White33%19%23%21%
Grady Yarbrough10%1%5%10%
Tom Wakely8%2%10%8%
Adrian Ocegueda1%13%9%1%
Jeffrey Payne4%5%0%9%
Cedric Davis, Sr.6%6%2%2%
Joe Mumbach2%1%10%1%
James Jolly Clark0%0%5%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2018 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.Primary voters were identified based on their participation in a Texas primary election in 2012, 2014, or 2016. For Republican trial ballots, this includes 612 likely Republican primary voters. For Democratic trial ballots, this includes 453 likely Democratic primary voters.
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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Lupe Valdez28%40%51%
Andrew White38%23%21%
Grady Yarbrough13%4%8%
Tom Wakely4%6%9%
Adrian Ocegueda0%10%3%
Jeffrey Payne4%5%6%
Cedric Davis, Sr.13%5%1%
Joe Mumbach0%8%0%
James Jolly Clark0%0%1%

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