YouGov: 28 Sep – 5 Oct 2026

Governor, general election · likely voters · listed by pollresults. All polls by YouGov.

Rules

Rule	Result	Why
Age mix of the sample differs from the benchmark by more than 8 points.	Could not check	no measured benchmark for this state yet
The ballot question's wording may lead respondents.	Withheld	decided by a wording judge that is not built or measured
Did not disclose crosstabs.	Clear	crosstabs published
Did not disclose its basic method: sample size, field dates and how people were reached.	Could not check	we could not read the how people were reached in this poll's documents
Did not disclose how the sample was weighted.	Could not check	we could not read the weighting in this poll's documents
Party mix of the sample differs from the benchmark by more than 6 points.	Withheld	extraction accuracy below 0.80: party mix of the sample precision 0.67, party mix of the sample recall 0.67
Surveyed registered voters or adults, not likely voters, within 60 days of the election.	Clear	surveyed likely voters
Fielded in a single day.	Clear	fielded over 8 days
Sample is below 400 for a statewide race (300 for a district).	Clear	sample of 3,625 meets the threshold of 400
Sponsored by a campaign, party or political committee.	Withheld	extraction accuracy below 0.80: sponsor recall 0.60
First listed more than 21 days after fieldwork ended.	Clear	first listed 1 days after fieldwork ended

Fact	Status	Evidence
Sample size	3625	“3,625 Texas Likely Voters” (document, page 1)
Field start date	2026-09-28	“Conducted September 28 - October 5, 2026” (document, page 1)
Field end date	2026-10-05	“Conducted September 28 - October 5, 2026” (document, page 1)
How people were reached	Not checked
Who was surveyed	lv	“Texas General Election 2026 – Likely Voters” (document, page 1)
Sponsor	Not disclosed
Margin of error	3	“Margin of Error ±3%” (document, page 1)
Weighting	Not checked
Party mix of the sample	Democrat 26%; Republican 41%; Independent 28%; Other 3%; Not sure 2%	“Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?” (document, page 1)
Age mix of the sample	18-29 13%; 30-44 24%; 45-64 35%; 65+ 28%	“Respondent age by category” (document, page 2)
Region mix of the sample	Not disclosed
Ballot question wording	Who [did / will / would] you vote for in the election for Governor of Texas?	“Who [did / will / would] you vote for in the election for Governor of Texas?” (document, page 2)
Question order	Not disclosed
Crosstabs	yes	“Who [did / will / would] you vote for in the election for Governor of Texas?” (document, page 11)
Where respondents came from	voter-file	“Stratified random sample of voters selected from a list of Texas registered voters” (document, page 12)