Republican Candidates Texas Republicans Would Not Support (November 2015)

Republican Candidates Texas Republicans Would Not Support (November 2015)

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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?"
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categoryWon't Support
Jeb Bush25%
Lindsey Graham22%
George Pataki20%
Chris Christie18%
Jim Gilmore18%
Donald Trump16%
John Kasich16%
Rand Paul15%
Rick Santorum14%
Mike Huckabee11%
Bobby Jindal10%
Marco Rubio9%
Carly Fiorina9%
Ted Cruz8%
Ben Carson7%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" 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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DemocratIndependentRepublican
Jeb Bush1%18%48%
Lindsey Graham1%17%41%
George Pataki1%14%36%
Chris Christie1%16%32%
Jim Gilmore1%14%33%
Donald Trump2%13%36%
John Kasich1%14%29%
Rand Paul1%10%30%
Rick Santorum2%14%25%
Mike Huckabee1%15%18%
Bobby Jindal1%8%19%
Marco Rubio1%11%17%
Carly Fiorina3%9%15%
Ted Cruz2%9%18%
Ben Carson2%11%11%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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Lean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Jeb Bush56%35%50%
Lindsey Graham49%27%44%
George Pataki40%23%42%
Chris Christie36%25%34%
Jim Gilmore37%21%38%
Donald Trump24%43%39%
John Kasich33%19%31%
Rand Paul31%19%36%
Rick Santorum24%19%30%
Mike Huckabee18%17%19%
Bobby Jindal17%18%20%
Marco Rubio20%13%17%
Carly Fiorina13%17%15%
Ted Cruz27%16%14%
Ben Carson9%9%13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" 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.
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LiberalsModeratesConservatives
Jeb Bush2%9%45%
Lindsey Graham1%7%41%
George Pataki1%6%37%
Chris Christie2%6%32%
Jim Gilmore1%5%33%
Donald Trump2%9%30%
John Kasich0%4%30%
Rand Paul1%5%29%
Rick Santorum2%7%25%
Mike Huckabee1%6%18%
Bobby Jindal2%6%17%
Marco Rubio1%5%17%
Carly Fiorina4%6%14%
Ted Cruz4%6%14%
Ben Carson3%5%10%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" 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.
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Leaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Jeb Bush31%43%57%
Lindsey Graham25%42%51%
George Pataki25%37%45%
Chris Christie20%34%38%
Jim Gilmore23%35%39%
Donald Trump32%31%28%
John Kasich18%27%40%
Rand Paul21%30%32%
Rick Santorum22%24%28%
Mike Huckabee17%20%15%
Bobby Jindal20%16%17%
Marco Rubio13%16%20%
Carly Fiorina14%14%13%
Ted Cruz21%10%11%
Ben Carson14%10%6%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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DemocratRepublicanTea Party
Jeb Bush1%36%69%
Lindsey Graham1%28%62%
George Pataki1%25%55%
Chris Christie2%28%42%
Jim Gilmore1%24%49%
Donald Trump2%46%27%
John Kasich0%19%49%
Rand Paul1%30%37%
Rick Santorum2%23%31%
Mike Huckabee2%17%21%
Bobby Jindal2%21%16%
Marco Rubio1%20%17%
Carly Fiorina3%18%14%
Ted Cruz3%23%6%
Ben Carson3%12%12%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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WhiteBlackHispanic
Jeb Bush35%3%12%
Lindsey Graham32%3%8%
George Pataki28%2%8%
Chris Christie25%2%9%
Jim Gilmore25%2%8%
Donald Trump22%1%12%
John Kasich24%2%9%
Rand Paul22%2%6%
Rick Santorum21%1%5%
Mike Huckabee15%2%4%
Bobby Jindal15%0%5%
Marco Rubio13%2%6%
Carly Fiorina12%2%6%
Ted Cruz12%0%7%
Ben Carson9%0%6%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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MaleFemale
Jeb Bush30%20%
Lindsey Graham29%16%
George Pataki26%14%
Chris Christie22%13%
Jim Gilmore23%13%
Donald Trump17%15%
John Kasich23%9%
Rand Paul18%14%
Rick Santorum18%12%
Mike Huckabee13%8%
Bobby Jindal12%9%
Marco Rubio11%8%
Carly Fiorina10%8%
Ted Cruz9%8%
Ben Carson8%5%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Community is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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UrbanSuburbanRural
Jeb Bush19%25%32%
Lindsey Graham15%23%30%
George Pataki16%18%28%
Chris Christie10%17%30%
Jim Gilmore14%17%26%
Donald Trump16%15%19%
John Kasich15%14%21%
Rand Paul11%16%20%
Rick Santorum11%14%19%
Mike Huckabee9%11%11%
Bobby Jindal9%10%15%
Marco Rubio7%9%14%
Carly Fiorina7%9%11%
Ted Cruz9%9%7%
Ben Carson7%6%9%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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18-2930-4445-6465+
Jeb Bush11%19%28%33%
Lindsey Graham7%15%26%35%
George Pataki7%13%21%34%
Chris Christie8%14%21%22%
Jim Gilmore6%12%20%29%
Donald Trump19%16%14%16%
John Kasich5%13%18%23%
Rand Paul4%10%17%26%
Rick Santorum6%12%14%25%
Mike Huckabee6%9%13%11%
Bobby Jindal5%7%11%16%
Marco Rubio5%8%10%13%
Carly Fiorina5%8%11%8%
Ted Cruz4%11%10%5%
Ben Carson6%6%8%5%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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Extremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Jeb Bush28%26%23%12%
Lindsey Graham24%25%22%10%
George Pataki22%23%15%8%
Chris Christie20%18%15%9%
Jim Gilmore20%19%16%7%
Donald Trump19%15%17%9%
John Kasich17%17%13%6%
Rand Paul17%19%12%5%
Rick Santorum12%21%12%8%
Mike Huckabee9%13%10%10%
Bobby Jindal9%14%10%7%
Marco Rubio9%10%8%6%
Carly Fiorina10%10%8%6%
Ted Cruz8%10%8%8%
Ben Carson5%8%4%10%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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The 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
Jeb Bush28%29%16%
Lindsey Graham23%29%14%
George Pataki20%26%11%
Chris Christie19%23%10%
Jim Gilmore19%23%11%
Donald Trump17%18%15%
John Kasich18%19%8%
Rand Paul15%21%9%
Rick Santorum11%19%14%
Mike Huckabee7%13%13%
Bobby Jindal9%14%9%
Marco Rubio8%11%7%
Carly Fiorina10%10%8%
Ted Cruz4%10%13%
Ben Carson3%7%10%

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