| Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters | ||||||||||||
| Conducted by Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||
| Date: January 5, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Okay…turning to the 2006 election for Governor... | ||||||||||||
| Suppose you had a choice between Republican Rick Perry, Democrat Felix Alvarado, | ||||||||||||
| Independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn or Independent Richard Friedman? | ||||||||||||
| If the election were held today, for whom would you vote? | ||||||||||||
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| Total | Party | Ideology | Gender | |||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conser've | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Men | Women | |||
| Perry | 40% | 58% | 20% | 24% | 52% | 24% | 22% | 44% | 33% | 45% | ||
| Bell | 14% | 8% | 35% | 6% | 8% | 22% | 25% | 10% | 15% | 13% | ||
| Friedman | 12% | 6% | 8% | 27% | 7% | 19% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 6% | ||
| Strayhorn | 21% | 17% | 19% | 29% | 22% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 23% | 19% | ||
| Other | 9% | 5% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | ||
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 5% | ||
| Total | Age | Religious Affiliation | ||||||||||
| All Voters | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | |||
| Perry | 40% | 53% | 35% | 30% | 37% | 42% | 52% | 37% | 39% | 32% | ||
| Bell | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 9% | 19% | 18% | 12% | ||
| Friedman | 12% | 21% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Strayhorn | 21% | 4% | 28% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 19% | ||
| Other | 9% | 4% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 12% | ||
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 3% | ||
| Total | Married | Children at Home | Income | |||||||||
| All Voters | Yes | No | Yes | No | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | |
| Perry | 40% | 41% | 38% | 46% | 36% | 44% | 38% | 38% | 40% | 30% | 39% | 35% |
| Bell | 14% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 20% | 16% | 26% | 8% | 15% | 11% |
| Friedman | 12% | 6% | 20% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 18% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 12% |
| Strayhorn | 21% | 25% | 15% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 15% | 21% | 10% | 49% | 29% | 25% |
| Other | 9% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 1% | 4% | 17% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 0% |
| Total | Employment | George Bush Approval | ||||||||||
| All Voters | Gov't | Entrep'eur | Pvt Sector | Retired | Other | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | ||
| Perry | 40% | 39% | 48% | 37% | 40% | 37% | 58% | 48% | 30% | 12% | 27% | |
| Bell | 14% | 19% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 22% | 29% | 31% | |
| Friedman | 12% | 18% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 16% | 8% | 9% | 24% | 16% | 24% | |
| Strayhorn | 21% | 16% | 19% | 29% | 21% | 16% | 20% | 25% | 17% | 22% | 5% | |
| Other | 9% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 17% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 18% | 12% | |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 0% | |
| Total | Imm v Iraq | Iraq Priority | ||||||||||
| All Voters | Immigration | Iraq | Neither | Not Sure | Troops Home | Finish Mission | Not Sure | |||||
| Perry | 40% | 41% | 35% | 35% | 42% | 29% | 47% | 18% | ||||
| Bell | 14% | 12% | 19% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 9% | 9% | ||||
| Friedman | 12% | 15% | 8% | 28% | 16% | 16% | 10% | 9% | ||||
| Strayhorn | 21% | 25% | 23% | 10% | 13% | 22% | 22% | 16% | ||||
| Other | 9% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 17% | 6% | 5% | 38% | ||||
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 11% | 2% | 7% | 10% | ||||
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