2022 Gubernatorial Vote Intention: Greg Abbott vs. Beto O'Rourke (October 2021)

2022 Gubernatorial Vote Intention: Greg Abbott vs. Beto O'Rourke (October 2021)

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Greg Abbott46%
Beto O’Rourke37%
Someone else7%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion10%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Greg Abbott4%38%84%
Beto O’Rourke83%23%3%
Someone else3%16%9%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion10%24%5%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Greg Abbott0%10%2%
Beto O’Rourke85%78%84%
Someone else8%4%1%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion7%8%13%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Greg Abbott76%74%92%
Beto O’Rourke3%6%1%
Someone else16%12%4%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion5%8%3%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Greg Abbott8%24%81%
Beto O’Rourke81%49%4%
Someone else3%10%8%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion7%17%7%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Greg Abbott23%5%2%
Beto O’Rourke68%83%90%
Someone else4%2%4%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion6%11%5%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Greg Abbott71%82%85%
Beto O’Rourke13%3%1%
Someone else15%8%4%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion1%7%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Greg Abbott58%13%33%
Beto O’Rourke31%54%45%
Someone else7%4%10%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion4%29%12%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Greg Abbott51%42%
Beto O’Rourke36%38%
Someone else7%8%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion6%12%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Greg Abbott31%47%67%
Beto O’Rourke52%36%18%
Someone else6%9%5%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion11%8%11%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Greg Abbott19%41%53%62%
Beto O’Rourke54%38%35%26%
Someone else11%9%5%7%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion17%12%7%5%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Greg Abbott54%46%42%51%47%46%
Beto O’Rourke46%28%39%39%39%42%
Someone else1%7%11%7%5%8%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion0%19%8%3%9%4%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Greg Abbott61%44%37%29%
Beto O’Rourke21%36%53%60%
Someone else6%7%7%7%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion12%13%3%4%

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Greg Abbott60%52%25%35%
Beto O’Rourke21%30%62%44%
Someone else9%7%8%4%
Haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion10%11%5%17%

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