Second Choice Among Beto O'Rourke Supporters (September 2019)

Second Choice Among Beto O'Rourke Supporters (September 2019)

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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?"
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categoryTotal
Joe Biden27%
Bernie Sanders18%
Elizabeth Warren17%
Cory Booker4%
Bill de Blasio4%
Julián Castro3%
Kamala Harris2%
Pete Buttigieg1%
Tom Steyer1%
Marianne Williamson1%
Andrew Yang1%
Anyone/Any of them3%
No one/None of them3%
Don't know/No opinion15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" 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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categoryDemocratIndependent
Joe Biden29%0%
Bernie Sanders19%0%
Elizabeth Warren15%52%
Cory Booker3%25%
Bill de Blasio4%0%
Julián Castro4%0%
Kamala Harris1%23%
Pete Buttigieg1%0%
Tom Steyer1%0%
Marianne Williamson1%0%
Andrew Yang1%0%
Anyone/Any of them3%0%
No one/None of them3%0%
Don't know/No opinion16%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Joe Biden0%48%21%
Bernie Sanders0%18%25%
Elizabeth Warren25%3%22%
Cory Booker0%0%5%
Bill de Blasio0%11%0%
Julián Castro0%5%3%
Kamala Harris4%0%1%
Pete Buttigieg0%0%1%
Tom Steyer0%4%0%
Marianne Williamson11%0%0%
Andrew Yang0%0%1%
Anyone/Any of them0%0%6%
No one/None of them0%8%0%
Don't know/No opinion59%3%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" 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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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Joe Biden21%30%43%
Bernie Sanders12%29%0%
Elizabeth Warren20%16%0%
Don't know/No opinion21%2%44%
Cory Booker2%7%0%
Bill de Blasio0%8%0%
Julián Castro4%4%0%
Kamala Harris2%3%0%
Pete Buttigieg2%0%0%
Tom Steyer0%0%13%
Marianne Williamson3%0%0%
Andrew Yang1%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them7%0%0%
No one/None of them7%0%0%
Don't know/No opinion21%2%44%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not 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.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Joe Biden8%21%28%
Bernie Sanders0%18%3%
Elizabeth Warren17%17%31%
Cory Booker12%0%0%
Julián Castro0%6%0%
Kamala Harris0%0%11%
Pete Buttigieg0%0%7%
Marianne Williamson0%5%0%
Andrew Yang7%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them16%7%0%
No one/None of them41%0%0%
Don't know/No opinion0%26%20%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Joe Biden14%45%22%
Bernie Sanders5%10%36%
Elizabeth Warren29%7%18%
Cory Booker8%5%0%
Bill de Blasio0%0%10%
Julián Castro0%5%5%
Kamala Harris0%0%3%
Pete Buttigieg2%0%0%
Tom Steyer0%4%0%
Marianne Williamson5%0%0%
Andrew Yang0%0%1%
Anyone/Any of them10%0%0%
No one/None of them0%9%0%
Don't know/No opinion27%15%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Joe Biden27%27%
Bernie Sanders13%22%
Elizabeth Warren18%17%
Cory Booker4%4%
Bill de Blasio0%7%
Julián Castro2%4%
Kamala Harris3%2%
Pete Buttigieg0%1%
Tom Steyer0%3%
Marianne Williamson3%0%
Andrew Yang0%1%
Anyone/Any of them4%2%
No one/None of them0%5%
Don't know/No opinion27%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Joe Biden0%19%42%13%32%45%
Bernie Sanders100%27%4%29%7%0%
Elizabeth Warren0%5%20%30%24%37%
Cory Booker0%2%8%11%0%0%
Bill de Blasio0%10%0%0%0%0%
Julián Castro0%0%4%12%5%0%
Kamala Harris0%0%3%4%0%19%
Pete Buttigieg0%0%0%0%3%0%
Tom Steyer0%0%0%0%7%0%
Marianne Williamson0%0%7%0%0%0%
Andrew Yang0%0%3%0%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them0%0%5%0%8%0%
No one/None of them0%0%0%0%13%0%
Don't know/No opinion0%37%5%0%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Joe Biden12%47%5%30%
Bernie Sanders22%12%32%13%
Elizabeth Warren15%15%24%19%
Cory Booker0%4%17%0%
Bill de Blasio0%0%0%17%
Julián Castro0%2%0%12%
Kamala Harris0%3%9%0%
Pete Buttigieg0%0%5%0%
Tom Steyer0%4%0%0%
Marianne Williamson4%0%0%0%
Andrew Yang0%1%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them6%0%7%0%
No one/None of them0%8%0%0%
Don't know/No opinion40%3%0%9%

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