A majority of Texas voters remain confident in the state’s trajectory:

• By a 3-to-1 margin (54% to 18%), voters say Texas’ economy will outperform the U.S. over the next four years.
• Two-thirds (66%) say they are confident they could find a good‑paying job in Texas, with Republicans more confident (77%) than Democrats (52%), and men reporting greater optimism (71%) than women (61%).
• 44% believe Texas offers more economic and job opportunities than other states, compared to 16% who believe the state has fewer opportunities.

But Texans also continue to express unease about Texas’ direction heading into 2026, with 85% registering some level of concern about the state’s future.

Concern about rising prices in health care or the costs associated with owning a home stood out in this year’s survey of Texas voters.

• 82% say they are more likely to support candidates who will prioritize lowering health care prices, the top election motivator in the poll. More than a third say someone in their household skipped or delayed medical care because they did not know what it would cost, the highest level since Texas 2036 began tracking the issue in 2021.
• 79% want leaders who will work to address homeowners’ insurance rates, with nearly four in five voters reporting that their rates have increased in the past five years.

Quality education remains a top priority for Texas voters, who give mixed marks to Texas public schools when it comes to preparing students for future success.

• 56% of Texas voters with school-aged children gave their local public schools either an “excellent” rating (36%) or “good” (20%), compared to the 23% who gave a 23% “fair” or the 18% who gave a “poor” rating.
• But voters gave their local school district a six-out-of-10 rating when it comes to ensuring graduates complete high school ready for college or prepared to enter the workforce with a good-paying job.

And Texas voters are looking for decisive opportunities to improve school outcomes.

• 78% said they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports improving education accountability.

When parents of current public school students were asked if they had considered sending their child to a different school or school district within the past year, 37% responded that they had. The primary reason provided was academics.

And when asked if they intended to apply for the new Educational Savings Account program, 46% of parents of school-aged students reported that they were either “very likely” (23%) or “somewhat likely” (23%). The intensity was higher among public school parents (25% “very likely”) than among parents whose children are not in public school (17% “very likely”).

The poll included 219 parents of current public-school students and 284 parents of school-aged children (ages 4–18). While smaller in sample size, these responses offer a closer look at how Texas parents view education options.

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