Poll Watch: PPP (D) Texas 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Texas 2012 Presidential Survey

• Rick Perry 51% [45%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 44% [47%] (45%)

• Mitt Romney 47% [50%] (49%)
• Barack Obama 41% [42%] (42%)

• Ron Paul 43% [45%]
• Barack Obama 42% [40%]

• Barack Obama 46% (43%)
• Newt Gingrich 45% (48%)

• Barack Obama 45% [44%]
• Michele Bachmann 43% [47%]

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 55% of the vote in Texas. In 2004, George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in TX.

Among Independents

• Ron Paul 45% [38%]
• Barack Obama 44% [45%]

• Barack Obama 43% [47%] (43%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [33%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 52% [59%] (50%)
• Rick Perry 41% [27%] (31%)

• Barack Obama 49% [54%]
• Michele Bachmann 36% [28%]

• Barack Obama 52% (48%)
• Newt Gingrich 37% (34%)

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 62% of the Independent vote in Texas (33% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 67% of the Independent vote in TX (24% of the electorate). 

Among Men

• Rick Perry 52% [53%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 43% [40%] (45%)

• Mitt Romney 48% [54%] (50%)
• Barack Obama 41% [37%] (42%)

• Ron Paul  47% [51%]
• Barack Obama 41% [33%]

• Newt Gingrich 47% (48%)
• Barack Obama 45% (44%)

• Michele Bachmann 45% [53%]
• Barack Obama 44% [40%]

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 59% of the Male vote in Texas (47% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 60% of the Male vote in TX (45% of the electorate).

Among Women

• Rick Perry 51% [39%] (43%)
• Barack Obama 44% [52%] (45%)

• Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 40% [45%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 46% (43%)
• Newt Gingrich 44% (48%)

• Barack Obama 45% [47%]
• Michele Bachmann 41% [42%]

• Barack Obama 43% [47%]
• Ron Paul 39% [39%]

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 52% of the Female vote in Texas (53% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 63% of the Female vote in TX (55% of the electorate).


Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 32% [37%] (40%) / 49% [43%] (37%) {-17%}
• Ron Paul 29% [30%] / 54% [46%] {-25%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% (38%) / 56% (44%) {-27%}
• Michele Bachmann 27% [39%] / 55% [36%] {-28%}

Among Republicans

• Newt Gingrich 48% (63%) / 36% (20%) {+12%}
• Mitt Romney 38% [53%] (53%) / 43% [29%] (24%) {-5%}
• Michele Bachmann 35% [51%] / 46% [23%] {-11%}
• Ron Paul 30% [33%] / 54% [43%] {-24%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 39% [29%] (35%) / 43% [51%] (37%) {-4%}
• Ron Paul 40% [39%] / 47% [41%] {-7%}
• Michele Bachmann 28% [32%] / 55% [41%] {-27%}
• Newt Gingrich 26% (26%) / 58% (58%) {-32%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 32% [24%] (32%) / 44% [54%] (38%) {-12%}
• Ron Paul 30% [29%] / 52% [43%] {-22%}
• Michele Bachmann 17% [25%] / 64% [55%] {-47%}
• Newt Gingrich 18% (24%) / 67% (55%) {-49%}

Among Men

• Ron Paul 34% [36%] / 53% [46%] {-19%}
• Newt Gingrich 35% (42%) / 56% (48%) {-21%}
• Michele Bachmann 32% [43%] / 53% [41%] {-21%}
• Mitt Romney 29% [41%] (46%) / 58% [45%] (40%) {-29%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 35% [34%] (34%) / 41% [42%] (34%) {-6%}
• Michele Bachmann 23% [36%] / 58% [32%] {-35%}
• Newt Gingrich 24% (35%) / 56% (40%) {-32%}
• Ron Paul 23% [24%] / 55% [46%] {-32%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 40% [42%] (42%)
• Disapprove 55% [55%] (55%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Rick Perry’s job performance?

• Approve 45% [43%]
• Disapprove 48% [52%]

Among Republicans

• Approve 78%
• Disapprove 14%

Among Independents

• Approve 32%
• Disapprove 61%

Among Moderates

• Approve 22%
• Disapprove 73%

Among Men

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 47%

Among Women

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 49%

Survey of 569 Texas voters was conducted September 15-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 44% [44%] (42%) Republican; 36% [35%] (31%) Democrat; 20% [21%] (27%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 26% [29%] Moderate; 26% [26%] Somewhat conservative; 23% [26%] Very conservative; 14% [13%] Somewhat liberal; 10% [6%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 25-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in parentheses.