Texas Legislature Trial Ballot (August 2022)

Texas Legislature Trial Ballot (August 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]"
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Republican candidate46%
Democratic candidate43%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion11%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" 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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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Republican candidate3%39%89%
Democratic candidate92%17%5%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion6%44%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" 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
Republican candidate4%5%1%
Democratic candidate85%86%97%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion11%9%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Republican candidate83%82%96%
Democratic candidate5%8%3%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion12%10%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" 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
Republican candidate5%30%85%
Democratic candidate88%47%9%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion7%23%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" 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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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Republican candidate12%3%2%
Democratic candidate81%89%94%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion7%8%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" 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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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Republican candidate68%90%92%
Democratic candidate20%6%4%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion12%4%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Republican candidate59%10%37%
Democratic candidate32%72%52%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion9%18%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Republican candidate53%40%
Democratic candidate39%47%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion8%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Republican candidate32%49%63%
Democratic candidate58%39%26%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion9%12%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Republican candidate31%40%52%56%
Democratic candidate53%45%39%39%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion16%15%10%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Republican candidate45%43%43%48%54%41%
Democratic candidate40%44%43%38%40%51%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion15%13%14%15%6%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Republican candidate58%48%41%23%
Democratic candidate31%38%50%68%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion11%14%8%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 election for the Texas Legislature in your district were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven't you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe 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.
Republican candidate57%53%26%35%
Democratic candidate31%36%69%38%
Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion12%11%6%27%

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