Toplines - AT Nov 2024 Texas

Survey of 1,002 Texas Likely Voters
Conducted October 24-25, 2024, by Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker

 

1.     2020 Vote

 

44% Biden

49% Trump

  7% Other

 

2.     2016 Vote

 

34% Clinton

49% Trump

17% Other

 

3.     2016 and 2020 Vote

 

33% Clinton - Biden

44% Trump - Trump

  4% Clinton - Trump

  1% Trump - Biden

 18% Not sure

 

4.     When thinking about the elections for President and US Senate, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  5% Not sure

  7% Violent crime

24% Border security

30% The economy

  3% Climate change

13% Abortion

  2% Global conflicts & war

  4% Education

  6% Government corruption

  5% Other

 

5.     Which issue is the most important one for the next president to solve, abortion rights, illegal immigration, rising prices, or protecting our democracy?

 

18% Abortion rights

36% Illegal immigration

22% Rising prices

21% Protecting our democracy

  2% Not sure

 

6.     Thinking of the presidential election, how do you plan to vote this year?

 

36% In person on Election Day

50% Early in-person

10% Vote by mail

  1% Probably won't vote

  3% Not sure

 

7.     When do you plan to vote this year?

 

33% Already voted

25% This week

19% Next week / up to Election Day

19% In person, on Election Day

  5% Not sure

 

8.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?

 

42% Democrat

50% Republican

  2% Other

  6% Not sure

 

9.     If the election for Senate were held today, would you vote for Democrat Colin Allred or Republican Ted Cruz?

 

43% Colin Allred

47% Ted Cruz

  3% Other

  7% Not sure

 

10.  If the 2024 Presidential election were held today, and the candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

44% Harris

50% Trump

  1% Other

  4% Not sure

 

11.  Harris Favorability

 

34% Very favorable

16% Somewhat favorable

  7% Somewhat unfavorable

40% Very unfavorable

  3% Not sure

 

12.  Trump Favorability

 

36% Very favorable

18% Somewhat favorable

  7% Somewhat unfavorable

37% Very unfavorable

  3% Not sure

 

13.  Are you better off than you were four years ago?

 

34% Yes

56% No

11% Not sure

14.  Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

 

25% Yes

50% No

26% Not sure

 

15.  When considering legal immigration into the United States, which is closer to your thinking, that we need to increase immigration, decrease immigration, temporarily cut it off, or keep it about the same?

 

12% Increase

34% Decrease

26% Temporarily cutoff

19% Keep about the same

  7% Not sure

 

16.  How accurate is it to describe the current situation with migrants at the border with Mexico as an "invasion" of the United States?

 

43% Very accurate

18% Somewhat accurate

19% Not very accurate

12% Not at all accurate

  7% Not sure

 

17.  Do you support or oppose using the armed forces or national guard to stop the flow of illegal immigration at the US southern border?

44% Strongly support

21% Somewhat support

13% Somewhat oppose

15% Strongly oppose

  6% Not sure

 

18.  Who is most to blame for the millions of illegal immigrants that have come to the United States? George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, somebody else, or none of them?

 

 8% Bush

10% Obama
16% Trump

31% Biden

11% Harris

  5% Somebody else

13% None of them

  6% Not sure

 

19.  How important is it to prevent cheating in elections?

 

80% Very important

10% Somewhat important

  4% Not very important

  2% Not at all important

  3% Not sure

 

20.  How likely is it that wider use of mail-in voting will lead to more cheating in elections?

 

42% Very likely

21% Somewhat likely

15% Not very likely

16% Not at all likely

  6% Not sure

 

21.  When it comes to determining who won an election, which is closer to your thinking?  The votes should all be counted on election day, or that it’s okay for election counts to take more than a day?

 

58% Counted on Election Day

36% Okay for more than one day

  6% Not sure

 

22.  Would you prefer to vote with a paper ballot, or with an electronic voting machine?

 

41% Paper ballot

50% Electronic voting machine

10% Not sure

 

23.  Do electronic voting machines make it easier or harder to cheat in elections?

 

45% Easier

28% Harder

27% Not sure

 

24.  Should every state require that ballots be available immediately after elections for bipartisan voters reviews to enhance election confidence and transparency?

 

66% Yes

15% No

18% Not sure

 

25.  Generally speaking, when it comes to abortion, are you pro choice or pro life?

 

45% Pro-choice

44% Pro-life

11% Not sure

 

26.  Who do you trust more on the issue of abortion, kamala Harris, or Donald Trump?

 

45% Harris

45% Trump

  9% Not sure

 

27.  Should abortion be legal up to the first month of pregnancy, legal up to the third month of pregnancy, legal up to the 6th moth of pregnancy, legal at any time, or illegal?

 

23% 1 Mo.

30% 3 Mo.

  9% 6 Mo.

13% Any time

17% Illegal

  9% Not sure

 

28.  Which candidate for president is the most competent, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

 

44% Harris

47% Trump

  5% Neither

  3% Not sure

 

29.  Which candidate represents a greater threat to democracy, kamala Harris, or Donald Trump?

 

52% Harris

41% Trump

  6% Not sure

 

30.  Which cable TV news channel would you be most likely to trust?  CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or Newsmax?

 

23% CNN

13% MSNBC

31% Fox News

12% Newsmax

16% None of them

  5% Not sure

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence