Reason for Supporting Beto O'Rourke (October 2022)
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:". Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 74% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 26% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 78% | 42% | 47% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 22% | 58% | 53% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 65% | 76% | 84% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 35% | 24% | 16% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 100% | 17% | 52% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 0% | 83% | 48% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 81% | 61% | 57% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 19% | 39% | 43% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Lean liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 66% | 87% | 83% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 34% | 13% | 17% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" 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.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Lean conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 67% | 38% | 76% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 33% | 62% | 24% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Race is calculated according to the race variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | White | Black | Hispanic |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 68% | 81% | 80% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 32% | 19% | 20% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Male | Female |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 75% | 73% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 25% | 27% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?". Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 77% | 74% | 64% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 23% | 26% | 36% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 80% | 75% | 73% | 72% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 20% | 25% | 27% | 28% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | No HS | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 84% | 77% | 64% | 81% | 74% | 77% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 16% | 23% | 36% | 19% | 26% | 23% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 77% | 73% | 75% | 72% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 23% | 27% | 25% | 28% |
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Respondents were asked, "[ASK IF Q18A|Q18B == 2] You said that in a general election between Beto O’Rourke and Greg Abbott that you would vote for Beto O’Rourke. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.
Category | The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. | The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God. | Don't know. |
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I want Beto O'Rourke to be elected governor | 80% | 73% | 72% | 81% |
I don't want Greg Abbott to be elected governor | 20% | 27% | 28% | 19% |