| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11778 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Rick Perry is doing as Governor? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Gun Ownership | Labor Union | Global Warming | Support Same Sex | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Support | Oppose | N TX | W TX | Harris C | E TX | |
| Approve | 44% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 43% | 43% | 44% | 29% | 50% | ** | 57% | 30% | 34% | 53% | 37% | 29% | 49% | 32% | 42% | 40% | 27% | 43% | 38% | 51% | 38% | 46% | 46% | 49% | 38% | 43% |
| Disapprove | 50% | 51% | 50% | 45% | 54% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 45% | ** | 40% | 65% | 58% | 43% | 60% | 63% | 46% | 64% | 52% | 55% | 70% | 51% | 58% | 44% | 56% | 49% | 50% | 40% | 55% | 52% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 17% | 5% | ** | 3% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 5% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 36% | 40% | 25% | 56% | 11% | 29% | 4% | 37% | 34% | 22% | 35% | 38% | 16% | 50% | 42% | 49% | 49% | 12% | 85% | 66% | 22% | 25% | 67% | 34% | 9% | 13% | 44% |