Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.. Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.

Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.. Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.

Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.. Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.

Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Race is calculated according to the race variable.. Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.

Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?". Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.

Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.. Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.

Respondents were asked, "If the 2022 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner were held today, would you vote for [RANDOMIZE “the Republican Sid Miller”, “the Democrat Susan Hays”] the Republican Sid, the Democrat Susan Hays, someone else, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.. Respondents who said that they hadn’t thought enough about the election to have an opinion were asked a follow-up question: “If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?” Responses to this item were folded into those who initially indicated a preference. Likely voters were defined as those respondents who indicated that they have voted in every election in the past 2-3 years in response to Q2; or those respondents who rated their likelihood to vote in the November eletions on a 10-point scale as a 9 or a 10 in response to Q3B.