--- title: Trump Supporters Want Texas to Secede If Clinton is Elected description: Three out of five Texans polled said they would support succession if Clinton wins in November canonical: https://time.com/4455875/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-texas-secede-poll/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-17T14:32:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-14T22:30:45.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Poll: Texan Trump Supporters Want Secession if Hillary Clinton Is Elected og:description: Much of Trump's support in Texas comes from those 65 and older og:url: https://time.com/4455875/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-texas-secede-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c6da1ab6e81b9cc/6988a1eccd1bba3ec2701e9c/clinton-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2857 og:image:height: 1607 og:image:alt: clinton-trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Poll: Texan Trump Supporters Want Secession if Hillary Clinton Is Elected twitter:description: Much of Trump's support in Texas comes from those 65 and older twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c6da1ab6e81b9cc/6988a1eccd1bba3ec2701e9c/clinton-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Poll: 3 Out of 5 Texan Trump Supporters Want Secession if Hillary Clinton Is Elected > Sponsored content. 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Brief is TIME's Washington newsletter, written by senior correspondent Philip Elliott. It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, three times a week. It reaches 85,000 subscribers with a 37.0% open rate as of August 2026. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:30 PM UTCPublished: Aug 17, 2016 2:32 PM UTC  Hillary Clinton in St. Petersburg, FL, on Aug. 8, 2016 (L); Donald Trump in Green Bay, WI, on Aug. 5, 2016. Hillary Clinton in St. Petersburg, FL, on Aug. 8, 2016 (L); Donald Trump in Green Bay, WI, on Aug. 5, 2016. Andrew Harnik—AP (L); Darren Hauck—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:30 PM UTCPublished: Aug 17, 2016 2:32 PM UTC **Correction Appended, Aug 17 2016** If Hillary Clinton became the President of the United States, three out of five Donald Trump supporters in Texas would support a bid by the state to secede from the Union, according to a new poll. Trump is leading in the state with 50% of voters, while the Democrat has 44% of voters, according to [the survey](http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP%5FRelease%5FTX%5F81616.pdf) released Tuesday bythe Democratic pollsterPublic Policy Polling. According to the poll, 61% of Trump supporters would want the state to secede if Clinton became president. Overall, 40% of Texans would support secession if Clinton is victorious in November. The survey found that Texans have an overall unfavorable opinion of both of the candidates, with 59% for Clinton and 53% for Trump. Trump’s lead is based entirely on him holding a 63% to 33% advantage among the state’s seniors, according to PPP. Clinton leads Trump among voters under 65 by a four point advantage. PPP, known for asking often humorous questions on surveys, inserted fictional candidates [Deez Nuts](http://time.com/4007941/deez-nuts-president-2016/) and Harambe, [the fallen gorilla](http://time.com/4374614/jane-goodall-harambe-gorilla/) who has achieved internet fame since his death, into a four-way poll. Trump received 47% of the vote, Clinton 38%, Deez Nuts 3% and Harambe 2 percent. The survey was conducted August 12th to 14th among 944 likely voters int he state of Texas, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2%. **Correction:** The original version of this story misstated the poll’s findings. 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