TEXAS SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday, January 5, 2006
1* Now… If the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison or for Democrat Barbara Ann Radnofsky?
65% Hutchison
24% Radnofsky
4% some other candidate
6% not sure
See Cross Tabs for this question
2* Okay…turning to the 2006 election for Governor. Suppose you had a choice between Republican Rick Perry, Democrat Chris Bell, Independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn or Independent Richard Friedman? If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
40% Perry
14% Bell
21% Strayhorn
12% Friedman
9% some other candidate
5% not sure
See Cross Tabs for this question
3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Perry |
Bell |
Strayhorn |
Friedman |
Hutchison |
Radnofsky |
|
Very favorable |
22% |
7% |
18% |
9% |
41% |
7% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
39% |
24% |
33% |
23% |
26% |
18% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
20% |
26% |
22% |
22% |
15% |
22% |
|
Very unfavorable |
16% |
9% |
9% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
34% |
19% |
34% |
8% |
42% |
4* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
23% excellent
25% good
16% fair
34% poor
1% not sure
5* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
31% excellent
22% good
9% fair
37% poor
1% not sure
6* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?
39% immigration
49% situation in Iraq
11% not sure
7* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?
59% favor
32% oppose
8% not sure
8* Next… Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?
39%getting troops home
54% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation
7% not sure
9* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
41% strongly approve
17% somewhat approve
14% somewhat disapprove
27% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
10* How would you rate the job Rick Perry has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
20% strongly approve
39% somewhat approve
20% somewhat disapprove
18% strongly disapprove
3% not sure
Additional Cross Tabs information
Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Religious Affiliation
Crosstabs by George Bush Approval
Crosstabs by Barrier along Mexican Border
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.