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Political Science
Center for Opinion Research
Results |
UT Tyler Center for Opinion Research Texas Primary Poll, February 2024 |
The Department of Political Science & History hosts the Center for Opinion Research, which includes a professional survey center with 25 work stations for students to learn about survey research by experiencing how the data is collected. Our studies contribute to a better understanding of Texas and the public's perceptions about topics. We have also published results in academic journals in political science and public health.
Methodology
The UT-Tyler Poll is a statewide random sample of 1,167 registered voters conducted February 18 through 26. The mixed-mode sample includes 302 registered voters surveyed over the phone by the University of Texas at Tyler with support from Promark Research and 865 registered voters randomly selected from Dynata’s panel of online respondents. The weighted margin of error for the sample of 1,167 registered voters in Texas is +/- 2.9 percentage points for a 95% confidence interval. The more conservative estimate that accounts for the design effect is the margin of sampling error, that is 3.2%.
Additionally, there were screening questions for likely primary voters. For the Democratic Primary, there were 441 likely voters with a margin of sampling error of +/- 5.3%. For the Republican Primary, there were 522 likely voters with a margin of sampling error of +/- 4.8%.
The online and phone surveys were conducted in English and Spanish. Using information from the 2022 Current Population Survey and Office of the Texas Secretary of State. The sample’s gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, metropolitan density and vote choice were matched to the population of registered voters in Texas.
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