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…

New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds strong support for authority of courts in cases involving president

The U.S. president must obey rulings by either the Supreme Court or lower federal courts; majorities oppose call to impeach judges Majority say President Trump lacks power to freeze spending and close agencies; presidents should not have power to make laws if Congress fails to act Approval of the Supreme Court remains above 50%, rising from below 50% in 2022-2024. Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll/ MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds strong support for federal courts when they rule against the president on legal matters. When asked whether a president must obey a ruling by a federal court, 79% say the president must obey and 21% say the president can ignore the ruling. When the question asks about a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, slightly more, 84%, say the president must obey the Supreme Court, while 16% say the president can ignore the order. When asked in December, 79% said the president must obey rulings of the Supreme Court. There has been a small increase in the percentage since then, as shown in Table 1. The question about a ruling by “a federal court” was asked for the first time in the May survey. (All results in the tables are stated as percentages.) Table 1: Must a president obey ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Among adults Poll datesObey rulingThe president has the power to ignore the rulingThe president is required to do as the ruling says5/5-15/2516843/17-27/2517831/27-2/6/25178312/2-11/242179Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, latest: May 5-15, 2025Question: If the Supreme Court rules against the president in a case, does the president have the power to ignore that ruling, or is the president required to do as the ruling says? The survey was conducted May 5-15, 2025, interviewing 1,004 adults nationwide, with a margin of error of +/-3.6 percentage points. Large majorities of all partisan groups say the president must obey court rulings, as shown in Table 2. There is variation across partisan identification, with Republicans and independents somewhat more likely to say presidents can ignore rulings than are Democrats, but more than 70% of each party say judicial rulings must be followed, whether the phrasing of the question involves a ruling from a lower federal court or a ruling from the Supreme Court. Table 2: Must a president obey court rulings, by party identification Among adults Party IDObey court rulingThe president has the power to ignore the rulingThe president is required to do as the ruling saysphrasing “If the Supreme Court rules”Republican2278Independent2278Democrat793phrasing “If a federal court rules”Republican2872Independent2476Democrat1387Marquette Law School Poll, national survey, May 5-15, 2025Question: If the Supreme Court rules against the president in a case, does the president have the power to ignore that ruling, or is the president required to do as the ruling says?Question: If a federal court rules against the president in a case, does the president have the power to ignore that ruling, or is the president required to do as…