AUSTIN—With Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump squaring off on the campaign trail, some Texas Trump supporters say they'll go to the extreme if their candidate doesn't win. 

According to Public Policy Polling, three out of five Trump supporters in Texas say they want their state to secede if Clinton is in the White House. 

"So it's sort of like eight years of Obama, add on another four years of Hilary Clinton, twelve years of these Democratic presidents that they don't like has some of these folks just saying we wish we could just leave," said Public Policy Polling Director Tom Jensen​. 

Texas does have a history of secessionist political rhetoric, but speak to a political science professor, and they'll tell you separating from the Union is easier said than done. 

"It's not like a casual parting of the ways. There are obviously economic ties, there are all kinds of social ties, there's the political ties,” said William DeSoto, Texas State Political Science Associate Professor said. 

DeSoto said it would be tough to untangle Texas from the rest of the United States, let alone account for the fact that Texas relies on federal funds for parts of its budget and many workers in Texas are employed by the federal government. 

"Just because someone's ruling that you don't agree with doesn't mean that you can just sort of pull out," said Tucker Burchan. 

Though three out of five Trump voters in Texas may want to secede in the case of a Clinton Presidency, the majority of Texans still appear bound to the United States. 

"I assume they think it's probably going to be a lot worse than it's actually going to be, would be my guess," said Eric Sarmiento, a Clinton supporter. 

Some take a different approach. 

"I want to secede either way, whether or not Hilary or Trump is elected," Reeves Madigan said. 

Meaning the results of Public Policy Polling's work might say more about the spirit of Texans than it does about the presidential election. 

"Texas is unique from other states in that there aren't other states where there are so many voters who wish their state was a country," Jensen said 

Sometimes Texas really does put the "Lone" in Lone Star State.