Approval of Governor Rick Perry

Job approval numbers for Governor Perry have fluctuated within a relatively narrow range over the UT and UT/Texas Tribune polls administered between October 2008 and May 2010. In the latest installation of the poll, Governor Perry's approval rating increased slightly, to 42% from 38%, and his disapproval rating decreased slightly. from 40% to 39%.

Approval of President Barack Obama

After remaining steady for the duration of his presidency, President Obama's job approval rating decreased outside of the margin of error of the survey, dropping to 35% in May 2010 from 41% in February 2010. There has been a large increase in the President's negative job approvals, from 50% to 58% overall, including a ten-point increase in the strong disapprovals, from 40% to 50%.