YouGov conducted a survey of 889 Texas adults between Oct 19 and Oct 26, 2011. Respondents were reached through the internet. The results of this poll were released on Oct 31, 2011.

The poll was sponsored by the University of Texas (Austin) and the Texas Tribune.

Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.

Question 17 | PreferenceView Matchup

[Ask if Q16=1] If the 2012 Republican primary election for President were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-9]

This question was presented to 395 registered voters from Texas who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.93%.

The question wording was provided by YouGov, the University of Texas (Austin) and the Texas Tribune.

Question 22 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the 2012 general election for U.S. president were held today and Mitt Romney was the Republican nominee, would you vote for [randomize] Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, someone else, or haven’t you thought enough about it to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-2]

This question was presented to 800 registered voters from Texas who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.46%.

The question wording was provided by YouGov, the University of Texas (Austin) and the Texas Tribune.