Strength of Support for Bill White (February 2010)
| category | column-1 |
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| Very strongly | 61% |
| Somewhat strongly | 39% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" 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.
| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
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| Very strongly | 61% | 100% | 100% |
| Somewhat strongly | 39% | 0% | 0% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
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| Very strongly | 61% | 45% | 64% |
| Somewhat strongly | 39% | 55% | 36% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" 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.
| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
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| Very strongly | 59% | 66% | 52% |
| Somewhat strongly | 41% | 34% | 48% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" 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.
| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
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| Very strongly | 67% | 54% | 46% |
| Somewhat strongly | 33% | 46% | 54% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
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| Very strongly | 58% | 68% | 59% |
| Somewhat strongly | 42% | 32% | 41% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
| category | Male | Female |
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| Very strongly | 61% | 61% |
| Somewhat strongly | 39% | 39% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" Location is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
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| Very strongly | 54% | 62% | 73% |
| Somewhat strongly | 46% | 38% | 27% |
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Respondents who indicated that they would "definitely" or "probably" vote in the 2010 Democratic primary elections and they would vote for Bill White in the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were asked, "How strongly do you support this person?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
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| Very strongly | 100% | 64% | 63% | 36% | 51% | 66% |
| Somewhat strongly | 0% | 36% | 37% | 64% | 49% | 34% |
