Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted May 18, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports

		Total	Party			Ideology				Governor					Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation				Bush Approval
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Perry (R)	Bell (D)	Strayhorn (I)	Friedman (I)	Not Sure	Men	Women	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Under 20k	20k-40k	40k-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k+	Not Sure	Gov't	Entrepreneur	Pvt Sect	Retired	Other	Evangelical	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Strongly Approve	Somewhat Approve	Somewhat Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Not Sure
Trust on Economy	GOP	51%	88%	12%	37%	74%	34%	27%	22%	81%	17%	36%	39%	42%	55%	46%	48%	52%	52%	49%	56%	55%	43%	56%	49%	57%	51%	55%	57%	46%	57%	27%	54%	72%	49%	50%	36%	58%	53%	58%	38%	87%	69%	32%	14%	6%
	Dem	42%	6%	83%	49%	21%	54%	69%	65%	18%	78%	50%	49%	46%	41%	44%	51%	42%	36%	41%	37%	36%	52%	33%	45%	31%	48%	36%	39%	43%	35%	66%	42%	19%	45%	44%	53%	37%	41%	35%	51%	9%	20%	51%	79%	94%
	Not Sure	7%	6%	5%	13%	5%	12%	4%	13%	2%	5%	14%	13%	12%	5%	10%	1%	7%	12%	9%	7%	9%	5%	11%	6%	12%	1%	9%	4%	11%	8%	6%	4%	10%	6%	6%	12%	5%	6%	7%	11%	4%	10%	17%	6%	0%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Governor					Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation				Bush Approval
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Perry (R)	Bell (D)	Strayhorn (I)	Friedman (I)	Not Sure	Men	Women	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Under 20k	20k-40k	40k-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k+	Not Sure	Gov't	Entrepreneur	Pvt Sect	Retired	Other	Evangelical	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Strongly Approve	Somewhat Approve	Somewhat Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Not Sure
Trust on National Security	GOP	59%	91%	22%	55%	83%	43%	30%	38%	91%	24%	44%	49%	47%	65%	53%	63%	51%	65%	58%	59%	63%	53%	73%	54%	71%	59%	68%	67%	61%	58%	16%	82%	79%	58%	54%	41%	75%	66%	65%	39%	95%	78%	63%	18%	6%
	Dem	35%	4%	72%	39%	13%	48%	65%	54%	7%	71%	40%	45%	49%	29%	41%	35%	42%	30%	34%	34%	29%	43%	22%	39%	20%	39%	25%	26%	34%	35%	70%	18%	19%	35%	37%	52%	22%	29%	28%	53%	4%	13%	24%	75%	94%
	Not Sure	6%	5%	6%	7%	4%	9%	4%	7%	2%	5%	15%	5%	4%	6%	6%	3%	7%	5%	7%	7%	8%	4%	4%	7%	9%	1%	7%	7%	5%	6%	14%	0%	2%	7%	9%	7%	3%	5%	7%	8%	0%	9%	13%	8%	0%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Governor					Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation				Bush Approval
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Perry (R)	Bell (D)	Strayhorn (I)	Friedman (I)	Not Sure	Men	Women	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Under 20k	20k-40k	40k-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k+	Not Sure	Gov't	Entrepreneur	Pvt Sect	Retired	Other	Evangelical	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Strongly Approve	Somewhat Approve	Somewhat Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Not Sure
Trust on Energy Policy	GOP	43%	79%	10%	25%	69%	16%	23%	28%	76%	14%	20%	33%	33%	50%	36%	47%	38%	39%	42%	50%	45%	40%	53%	40%	63%	43%	45%	50%	35%	47%	10%	60%	57%	39%	48%	26%	57%	52%	42%	26%	84%	47%	23%	10%	2%
	Dem	47%	11%	83%	60%	23%	68%	74%	61%	20%	81%	62%	53%	54%	45%	49%	51%	51%	50%	45%	38%	43%	53%	36%	51%	26%	55%	42%	38%	51%	46%	76%	33%	26%	53%	44%	63%	38%	37%	46%	63%	10%	36%	54%	82%	96%
	Not Sure	10%	10%	7%	15%	8%	16%	3%	11%	5%	5%	18%	14%	14%	5%	15%	1%	11%	11%	13%	12%	12%	6%	11%	10%	12%	3%	13%	12%	15%	8%	15%	7%	16%	8%	9%	12%	6%	11%	12%	11%	5%	17%	23%	7%	2%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Governor					Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation				Bush Approval
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Perry (R)	Bell (D)	Strayhorn (I)	Friedman (I)	Not Sure	Men	Women	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Under 20k	20k-40k	40k-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k+	Not Sure	Gov't	Entrepreneur	Pvt Sect	Retired	Other	Evangelical	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Strongly Approve	Somewhat Approve	Somewhat Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Not Sure
Trust on Immigration	GOP	48%	76%	18%	37%	68%	35%	26%	18%	81%	20%	32%	30%	35%	51%	45%	51%	43%	51%	45%	55%	49%	46%	57%	45%	63%	49%	54%	45%	45%	44%	9%	51%	60%	49%	47%	36%	61%	57%	44%	33%	78%	71%	31%	15%	6%
	Dem	34%	8%	72%	29%	14%	47%	68%	40%	10%	71%	28%	50%	46%	31%	37%	45%	43%	34%	27%	28%	32%	37%	30%	35%	24%	39%	22%	31%	49%	40%	74%	36%	26%	39%	31%	34%	30%	26%	34%	44%	6%	10%	44%	66%	92%
	Not Sure	18%	16%	10%	34%	18%	18%	7%	42%	10%	9%	40%	20%	19%	19%	18%	4%	14%	16%	28%	17%	19%	17%	13%	20%	13%	12%	24%	24%	5%	16%	16%	13%	14%	13%	22%	30%	10%	17%	21%	23%	16%	19%	25%	18%	2%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Governor					Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation				Bush Approval
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Perry (R)	Bell (D)	Strayhorn (I)	Friedman (I)	Not Sure	Men	Women	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Under 20k	20k-40k	40k-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k+	Not Sure	Gov't	Entrepreneur	Pvt Sect	Retired	Other	Evangelical	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Strongly Approve	Somewhat Approve	Somewhat Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Not Sure
Trust on Iraq	GOP	52%	86%	18%	36%	75%	33%	31%	22%	84%	21%	36%	38%	37%	57%	47%	49%	49%	59%	51%	53%	57%	44%	62%	48%	61%	54%	57%	60%	56%	49%	12%	58%	66%	54%	46%	40%	66%	55%	60%	33%	97%	64%	28%	13%	0%
	Dem	37%	6%	75%	41%	18%	52%	65%	46%	11%	67%	38%	55%	54%	32%	43%	49%	45%	33%	32%	33%	32%	45%	32%	39%	28%	43%	31%	32%	40%	40%	73%	38%	27%	40%	40%	38%	27%	34%	35%	50%	2%	17%	52%	73%	98%
	Not Sure	11%	7%	7%	23%	7%	15%	4%	32%	5%	12%	26%	7%	10%	11%	11%	1%	6%	8%	17%	14%	11%	11%	6%	13%	11%	3%	12%	9%	4%	12%	15%	5%	7%	7%	14%	21%	7%	11%	5%	17%	1%	18%	20%	13%	2%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Governor					Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation				Bush Approval
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Perry (R)	Bell (D)	Strayhorn (I)	Friedman (I)	Not Sure	Men	Women	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	Yes