New Marquette Law School Poll finds Evers, Trump job approval ratings steady among Wisconsin voters, 42% want Evers to run for a third term, and majorities think Trump’s budget proposals will increase the federal deficit and increase inflation
65% of Wisconsin voters think half or more of state budget surplus should go to tax cuts Also: Most favor holding public university funding at current level or reducing it More disapprove than approve of the overall work of the state legislature, while more approve than disapprove of the work of the state Supreme Court Majorities favor increased state funding of special education but prioritizing property tax reduction over school spending MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds that 48% of registered voters approve of the job Tony Evers is doing as governor, while 46% disapprove. Forty-two percent say they would like Evers to seek a third term as governor in 2026, while 55% do not want him to run again. Support for Evers running for a third term next year is greater than it was for former Gov. Scott Walker in January 2016, when 36% wanted him to seek a third term in 2018 and 61% did not. The survey was conducted June 13-19, 2025, interviewing 873 Wisconsin registered voters, with a margin of error of +/-4.7 percentage points. To cover more subjects, a number of items were asked of random half-samples of 436 or 437 registered voters, with a margin of error of +/-6.6 percentage points. (All results are stated as percentages.) A large majority of Democrats, 83%, support a third term bid by Evers. Among independents, 37% favor a third term and 50% oppose another race for Evers. Republicans oppose a third term by 93% to just 7% in favor. Table 1 shows the results by party identification. Table 1: Want Evers to seek third term run, by party identification Among registered voters Party IDWant third-term runYesNoAmong all registered voters4255Republican793Independent3750Democrat8315Marquette Law School Poll, Wisconsin survey, June 13-19, 2025Question: Would you personally like to see Tony Evers run for a third term as governor in 2026? In June, Evers’ job approval was 48% against 46% disapproval, with 5% who don’t know. His job approval has remained close to 50% throughout his time as governor, averaging 50.4% over 35 Marquette polls, with an average disapproval of 41.2% and 7.7% saying they don’t know. Table 2 shows the full history of Evers’ approval rating. Evers enjoyed especially high net approval ratings during the early months of the Covid pandemic in 2020, and slipped into slightly negative territory during his campaign for reelection in 2022. His approval has been net positive in 31 polls and net negative in 4. Table 2: Evers job approval Among registered voters Poll datesApprovalNetApproveDisapproveDon't know6/13-19/252484652/19-26/2554944610/16-24/246514549/18-26/242484658/28-9/5/247514457/24-8/1/247514456/12-20/247514464/3-10/248524431/24-31/2475144510/26-11/2/237534626/8-13/23185739410/24-11/1/22-14647610/3-9/22-2464859/6-11/22-3444788/10-15/222474586/14-20/223484564/19-24/226494372/22-27/2295041810/26-31/21-1454688/3-8/2175043710/21-25/207504379/30-10/4/2010524258/30-9/3/208514358/4-9/2020573766/14-18/2016543865/3-7/2026593373/24-29/2036652962/19-23/20135138101/8-12/20115140912/3-8/191250381111/13-17/19547421010/13-17/19185234138/25-29/19205434104/3-7/19104737151/16-20/1917392238Marquette Law School Poll, Wisconsin surveys, latest: June 13-19, 2025Question: Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Tony Evers is handling his job as Governor of Wisconsin? In the current poll, Evers has very high approval from Democrats, 91%, and very high disapproval from Republicans, 86%. Independents are slightly more disapproving, 45%, than approving, 43%, as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Approval of Evers, by party identification Among registered voters Party IDApprovalNetApproveDisapproveDon't knowAmong all…