Most Texas Voters Expect Violence Will Erupt After Election

  • About 60% of respondents in state predicted violence is likely
  • Texas sentiment is more dire than polling of national mood

The survey asked registered voters whether they believe “political violence” would erupt in response to the 2024 election results.

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About 60% of Texas voters expect there to be violence following the November election, according to a new poll.

“Dark attitudes from the 2020 election and violent reactions to its outcome among Trump supporters continue to lurk in Texas public opinion,” the University of Texas at Austin-Texas Politics Project survey found.