# Greg Abbott

Greg Abbott is the Republican governor of Texas.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Texas
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-TX-greg-abbott (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Abbott sits at +1.50 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of Republican governors.

## What Abbott says (Current term)

1,636 classified statements: 1,636 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Abbott | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 0.9% | 5 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 8.6% | 4.4% | 3 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 71.4% | 40.0% | 1 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.0% | 2.7% | 2 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 38.5% | 29.0% | 7 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.7% | 6 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 29% (Republican governors 18%); Immigration 16% (Republican governors 6.0%); Emergency Management 15% (Republican governors 4.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (Republican governors 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.8% (Republican governors 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.50 (standard error 0.03), from 211,826 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2111481107153580097
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2108757895957332089
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2106143392035930339
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2105476669314089284
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2105489406870343987
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2105424757516865975
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2101032012819660831
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2098907842287747170
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2098551233896185857
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/2097788915285475675

## Links

- Official site: https://gov.texas.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.gregabbott.com/
- X: https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-TX-greg-abbott