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Favorable views of President Donald Trump have dropped by 15 percentage points in Texas, a solidly Republican state Democrats have long hoped to flip, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.

Why It Matters
Texas for decades has been one of the most conservative states in the country, last voting for a Democratic presidential ticket in 1976. Throughout the 2010s, it drifted toward Democrats as Republicans lost voters in suburban areas around Austin, Dallas and Houston.

But in 2024, it shifted firmly back to Republicans, with Trump winning it by nearly 14 points. This was in part due to his strength with Hispanic voters in South Texas border counties, which were once Democratic strongholds that flipped to him.

Texas, with its 40 Electoral College votes, becoming competitive for Democrats would upend politics if it happens in the coming election cycles. However, the 2024 results have called into question whether it will actually become a battleground state in the near future.

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Texas was traditionally a Democratic state. That is probably why there are so many military installations located there under Democrat administrations. It was the logical place. An abundance of cheap land in the
center of the country. I spent many years in San Antonio and Austin in the Air Force. Was a great place to be.