Trump Leads Harris in Texas: Latest Poll Results

A recent poll indicates that former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas, a state known for its Republican support.

The survey, conducted by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University, reveals that 49.5% of likely voters in Texas support Trump, while Harris has 44.6%. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy trails far behind with 2%, and about 2.7% of voters are undecided. Other candidates have less than 1% support.

This poll, reported by The Hill, shows a slight increase in Trump’s lead by 0.6 percentage points since June. This is Harris’s first appearance in the poll, and her numbers reflect a 4.3 percentage point rise compared to President Joe Biden, who left the race in July.

“Harris has made significant progress among voters in Texas and nationally since she joined the race last month,” said Renée Cross from the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs, as reported by The Hill.

The poll also highlights demographic trends: Trump leads Harris by 18 percentage points among men in Texas (56% to 38%), while Harris is favored by more women (50% to 44%). In June, Trump had a 4 percentage point lead over Biden among Texas women.

Among white voters in Texas, 57% support Trump compared to 38% for Harris. Conversely, 77% of Black voters support Harris, while 17% back Trump. The two candidates are nearly tied among Latino voters, with Trump at 47% and Harris at 46%.

Trump shows strong support among older voters, while Harris is favored by Generation Z voters (born in the late 1990s), who back her 55% to 38%. This is a shift from earlier polls where Biden was slightly ahead among Gen Z voters.

The poll, conducted in English and Spanish from August 5 to 16, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.65 percentage points.