2019 Lyceum Poll

Democracy, Approval Ratings, and the 2020 Presidential Election 

The 13th Annual Texas Lyceum Poll, conducted from August 16-25, 2019, is devoted to the topic of democracy. Our goal is to enlighten the public and policymakers on the attitudes that Texans hold toward democracy as well as opinions on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary election and the approval ratings of President Trump, Governor Abbott and Lt. Governor Patrick. 

2019 Texas Lyceum Poll Statewide Results

September 4, 2019

• Press Release
• Executive Summary

September 5, 2019

• Press Release
• Executive Summary
• Toplines
• Crosstabs

2019 Texas Lyceum Poll Press:

• Austin American Statesman: In Lyceum Poll, almost a third of Republican respondents saw media as threat to democracy (Sept. 4)
• Texas Standard For September 4, 2019 (Sept. 4)
Austin American Statesman: Lyceum Poll: Texans want both ballot security and ballot access (Sept. 4)

• Dallas Morning News -‘Surprising’ poll: Texans strongly back voter ID law, increased ballot access (Sept. 4)
• Dallas Morning News: New Poll: Biden leads O'Rourke in Texas presidential primary, Trump's approval rating up slightly (Sept. 5)
• CBS Austin - Poll: Immigration, border security and gun violence most important issues facing Texas (Sept. 5)
• 740 AM KTRH (iHeart Radio): 2019 Texas Lyceum Poll gauged Texan's views regarding democracy (Sept. 5)
• Abilene Reporter News: Joe Biden leads, Beto O'Rourke 2nd in presidential poll of Texas Democrats (Sept. 4)