In Texas, John McCain leads Hillary Clinton by six percentage points and Barack Obama by five.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found McCain leading Clinton 49% to 43%. Against Obama, McCain attracts 48% of the vote while the Democrat earns 43%.

While the topline results are the same, the dynamics of the race is different depending upon the Democratic candidate. Clinton attracts 82% of the vote from Democrats in the state while Obama gets just 69%. However, Obama and McCain are essentially even among unaffiliated voters while Clinton trails by seventeen among those voters.

Just 67% of those who vote for Clinton against McCain would also vote for Obama. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Obama voters would also vote for Clinton.

McCain is viewed favorably by 58% of Texas voters, Obama by 51%, and Clinton by 45%. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Obama voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton. Seventy-three percent (73%) of Clinton voters have a favorable opinion of Obama.

Rasmussen Markets data shows that Republicans are overwhelmingly favored to win the 32 Electoral College Votes from Texas this November—current prices give the GOP a % chance of winning. These figures are updated on a 24/7 basis by market participants (it costs nothing to join). Texas has voted for the Republican candidate in every election for the past twenty-eight years. At the time this poll was released, Texas was rated as a “Safely Republican” in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator.

By a 52% to 37% margin, Texas voters want the federal government to keep building a fence along the Mexican border. Republicans, by a three-to-one margin, favor the fence while unaffiliated voters are evenly divided. A modest plurality of Democrats oppose building the fence.

Forty-four percent (44%) of Texas voters say that immigration has hurt the Texas economy while 33% say it has helped. Most Republicans say immigration has hurt the economy while Democrats are evenly divided on the question.

Seventeen percent (17%) rate the economy as good or excellent, 37% say fair, and 45% poor.

Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Texas voters have closely followed recent news stories about Barack Obama’s former Pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Sixty-one percent (61%) say it’s at least somewhat likely that Obama shares some of Wright’s controversial views. These figures are similar to the national average. In Texas, just 13% have a favorable opinion of Wright.

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