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Texas Senate: Paxton, Talarico Now Tied - Demographics

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Texas Statewide Poll of 965 Likely Voters
Conducted October 20-21, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education 2024 Vote
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Ind/Other Very liberal Somewhat liberal Moderate Somewhat conservative Very conservative Not sure High school or less Some college College graduate Graduate school Kamala Harris Donald Trump Other Did not vote
Thinking about the US Senate race in Texas, if the election were held today, for whom would you vote? Republican Ken Paxton, Democrat James Talarico, or Libertarian Ted Brown? Ken Paxton (R) 45% 50% 40% 26% 26% 30% 54% 59% 57% 26% 32% 36% 5% 79% 43% 11% 14% 25% 71% 89% 2% 33% 45% 47% 65% 7% 74% 8% 13%
James Talarico (D) 45% 41% 49% 60% 46% 62% 41% 36% 36% 64% 53% 57% 90% 10% 45% 79% 73% 65% 19% 5% 63% 55% 45% 45% 27% 87% 13% 77% 67%
Ted Brown (L) 5% 5% 4% 4% 16% 0% 3% 3% 3% 5% 9% 0% 2% 5% 7% 3% 0% 8% 6% 2% 0% 7% 6% 1% 4% 1% 7% 8% 0%
Not sure 5% 3% 6% 9% 11% 8% 2% 2% 4% 4% 6% 7% 4% 6% 5% 6% 13% 1% 4% 4% 35% 5% 3% 7% 4% 5% 5% 8% 21%
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education 2024 Vote
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Ind/Other Very liberal Somewhat liberal Moderate Somewhat conservative Very conservative Not sure High school or less Some college College graduate Graduate school Kamala Harris Donald Trump Other Did not vote
The midterm elections this fall will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control Congress. How excited are you about voting in the midterm elections? Very excited 59% 59% 60% 38% 57% 53% 57% 74% 60% 61% 63% 37% 68% 64% 43% 71% 67% 50% 45% 74% 59% 57% 62% 56% 67% 65% 56% 22% 29%
Somewhat excited 26% 26% 26% 34% 27% 30% 30% 17% 25% 27% 23% 45% 25% 24% 31% 18% 24% 32% 34% 16% 28% 27% 26% 26% 23% 24% 27% 21% 31%
Not very excited 10% 10% 10% 16% 12% 9% 10% 8% 12% 9% 8% 8% 6% 10% 14% 2% 6% 15% 16% 5% 10% 8% 11% 13% 8% 6% 13% 42% 26%
Not at all excited 3% 4% 2% 6% 4% 3% 3% 1% 4% 1% 3% 0% 0% 2% 7% 3% 0% 3% 3% 5% 0% 4% 1% 5% 2% 2% 4% 8% 1%
Not sure 2% 1% 2% 6% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 1% 3% 9% 0% 0% 5% 7% 2% 0% 2% 0% 2% 4% 0% 1% 0% 3% 1% 7% 13%
Survey Demographics
Total
LV's
Gender Male 48%
Female 52%
Total
LV's
Age 18-39 25%
40-64 44%
65+ 31%
Total
LV's
Race White 54%
African American 12%
Hispanic 27%
Another race 7%
Total
LV's
Party Republican 39%
Democratic 32%
Independent/Other 29%
Total
LV's
Education College graduate 36%
No four-year degree 64%
Total
LV's
Ideology Conservative 40%
Moderate 32%
Liberal 26%
Not sure 2%
Total
LV's
2024 vote Donald Trump 56%
Kamala Harris 43%
Other 1%