RECERD APR 1 5 1987 REPORT Winter 1987 Vol. 4, No. 1 Texans give Clements poor marks Nearly half of all Texans give Gov. Bill Clements a negative first evaluation after his first month in office. Interviewers asked Texans to rate the job Clements is doing as governor. Only 9 percent gave him excellent reviews; 27 per- cent rate his job performance as good. The most — 30 percent — rate Clements as only fair; 15 percent say he is doing a poor job. Nineteen percent had no opinion. The high percentage of undecided responses gives Clements scores that are not as negative (45 percent) — but also are no more positive (36 percent) — than the man he turned out of office last November. Former Gov. Mark White's last job approval rating, taken last summer, was 4 percent excellent, 32 percent good, 41 percent only fair, and 19 percent poor. The poll was completed several weeks before Clements made a public apology for his role in the SMU athletic scandal. Clements' rating compared to White's O. What about the job Bill Clements/Mark White has been doing as governor? Would you say that Bill Cle- ments/Mark White has been doing an excellent, good. only fair, or poor job? 41 • Clements El White Excellent Gocxi Only fair Poor Don't know Percent giving rating Source: Summer Texas Poll, July-August 1986 for White rating: Winter Texas Poll, February 1987 for Clements rating Clements' performance rating Q. What about the job Bill Clements has been doing as govewor of Texas? Would you say Bill Clements has been doing an excellent, good, only fair, or poor job? -CT3 LL ALL TEXANS 9 27 30 15 19 RACE Anglo 10 30 29 13 18 Black 6 19 32 24 20 Hispanic 6 24 36 17 17 ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME Less than $20,000 10 28 40 13 10 $20,000 to $40,000 9 28 30 16 17 More than $40,000 10 29 22 17 22 PARTY AFFILIATION Republican 20 33 21 8 19 Independent 7 31 29 15 18 Democrat 4 18 39 22 18 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Liberal 6 24 32 22 16 Moderate 6 28 33 15 18 Conservative 15 31 26 12 17 REGION North Texas 11 29 28 14 18 West Texas 13 27 29 15 17 South Texas 13 26 30 11 20 Gulf Coast 6 24 26 22 22 East Texas 2 29 36 16 16 Central Texas 8 29 37 10 17 AGE 18-29 9 30 36 11 14 30-44 10 26 29 17 19 45-61 8 26 27 14 24 Over 62 10 27 25 21 17 Q. What about the job Bill Clements has been doing as governor of Texas? Would you say that Bill Clements has been doing an • • Excellent ................................ 9 Good .................................... 27 Only fair, or ........................... 30 Poor job ................................ 15 Don't know/Refused .................. 19