Coronavirus opinion by age, party and region
The tables presented here break down opinion concerning the coronavirus pandemic by three variables of particular interest: age, partisanship and region of the state. These variables are selected because of the greater risk of COVID-19 to older age groups, because partisan differences appear on some measures of response but not on others, and region of the state because of the geographic differences in spread of COVID-19 cases at this point.
In each section, we present the three crosstab tables in order, with no commentary on the results. The order of topics follows the order of the “topline” results reported in the press release.
School and business closures
“Do you think the decision to close schools and businesses, and to restrict the size of public gatherings is an appropriate response to the coronavirus outbreak or is it an overreaction that will do more harm than good?”
Table 1: School & business closures by age
18-29 |
88 |
10 |
2 |
30-44 |
85 |
11 |
4 |
45-59 |
85 |
12 |
2 |
60+ |
87 |
10 |
3 |
Table 2: School & business closures by party ID
Rep |
83 |
13 |
3 |
Lean Rep |
75 |
20 |
6 |
Ind |
79 |
19 |
2 |
Lean Dem |
92 |
8 |
0 |
Dem |
95 |
2 |
2 |
Table 3: School & business closures by region of the state
MKE City |
88 |
11 |
2 |
Rest of MKE |
84 |
12 |
4 |
msn |
90 |
9 |
1 |
GB/A |
89 |
8 |
2 |
Rest of state |
83 |
11 |
5 |
Direct cash payments
“Do you favor or oppose a plan for the federal government to send cash payments to each adult in order to offset the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak?”
Table 4: Direct cash payments by age
18-29 |
56 |
28 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
30-44 |
58 |
21 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
45-59 |
49 |
30 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
60+ |
47 |
30 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
Table 5: Direct cash payments by party ID
Rep |
39 |
34 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
Lean Rep |
47 |
22 |
19 |
7 |
5 |
Ind |
45 |
29 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
Lean Dem |
58 |
29 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
Dem |
64 |
25 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
Table 6: Direct cash payments by region of the state
MKE City |
63 |
21 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
Rest of MKE |
52 |
29 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
msn |
45 |
31 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
GB/A |
52 |
30 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
Rest of state |
50 |
25 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
Approval of Evers’ handling coronavirus
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tony Evers is handling the coronavirus outbreak here in Wisconsin?”
Table 7: Evers coronavirus approval by age
18-29 |
77 |
15 |
8 |
30-44 |
74 |
15 |
9 |
45-59 |
76 |
20 |
3 |
60+ |
76 |
15 |
10 |
Table 8: Evers coronavirus approval by party ID
Rep |
63 |
27 |
9 |
Lean Rep |
68 |
24 |
8 |
Ind |
74 |
17 |
9 |
Lean Dem |
83 |
9 |
7 |
Dem |
89 |
7 |
4 |
Table 9: Evers coronavirus approval by region of the state
MKE City |
77 |
20 |
2 |
Rest of MKE |
68 |
22 |
9 |
msn |
87 |
9 |
4 |
GB/A |
84 |
11 |
4 |
Rest of state |
69 |
19 |
11 |
Approval of Trump’s handling coronavirus
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak?”
Table 10: Trump coronavirus approval by age
18-29 |
45 |
54 |
1 |
30-44 |
47 |
47 |
5 |
45-59 |
54 |
45 |
1 |
60+ |
54 |
43 |
3 |
Table 11: Trump coronavirus approval by party ID
Rep |
88 |
10 |
1 |
Lean Rep |
90 |
8 |
1 |
Ind |
59 |
39 |
2 |
Lean Dem |
16 |
79 |
4 |
Dem |
11 |
86 |
2 |
Table 12: Trump coronavirus approval by region of the state
MKE City |
33 |
62 |
6 |
Rest of MKE |
60 |
38 |
1 |
msn |
40 |
59 |
1 |
GB/A |
48 |
50 |
2 |
Rest of state |
57 |
38 |
4 |
Lost job or laid off
“Has the coronavirus outbreak caused you or anyone in your family to lose a job or be laid-off?”
Table 13: Lost job or laid off by age
18-29 |
2 |
18 |
12 |
66 |
2 |
30-44 |
4 |
25 |
8 |
62 |
1 |
45-59 |
6 |
23 |
6 |
64 |
0 |
60+ |
3 |
19 |
1 |
76 |
0 |
Table 14: Lost job or laid off by party ID
Rep |
2 |
20 |
4 |
74 |
0 |
Lean Rep |
5 |
29 |
4 |
61 |
1 |
Ind |
5 |
26 |
0 |
65 |
2 |
Lean Dem |
5 |
26 |
9 |
60 |
0 |
Dem |
5 |
16 |
7 |
71 |
1 |
Table 15: Lost job or laid off by region of the state
MKE City |
3 |
20 |
11 |
65 |
0 |
Rest of MKE |
4 |
23 |
3 |
70 |
0 |
msn |
2 |
12 |
11 |
74 |
2 |
GB/A |
6 |
21 |
3 |
68 |
1 |
Rest of state |
4 |
28 |
5 |
62 |
1 |
Work hours reduced
“Has the coronavirus outbreak caused you or anyone in your family to have hours reduced at work?”
Table 13: Work hours reduced by age
18-29 |
12 |
35 |
22 |
31 |
0 |
30-44 |
14 |
27 |
16 |
43 |
1 |
45-59 |
10 |
31 |
12 |
46 |
0 |
60+ |
7 |
26 |
7 |
60 |
1 |
Table 14: Work hours reduced by party ID
Rep |
6 |
24 |
13 |
56 |
1 |
Lean Rep |
9 |
32 |
14 |
45 |
0 |
Ind |
17 |
32 |
7 |
40 |
1 |
Lean Dem |
9 |
34 |
10 |
46 |
0 |
Dem |
13 |
29 |
13 |
45 |
1 |
Table 15: Work hours reduced by region of the state
MKE City |
10 |
27 |
20 |
43 |
1 |
Rest of MKE |
10 |
28 |
11 |
51 |
1 |
msn |
8 |
26 |
17 |
49 |
0 |
GB/A |
16 |
24 |
11 |
46 |
2 |
Rest of state |
7 |
37 |
10 |
46 |
0 |
Had to work from home
“Has the coronavirus outbreak caused you or anyone in your family to be required to work from home?”
Table 16: Had to work from home by age
18-29 |
13 |
26 |
23 |
39 |
0 |
30-44 |
19 |
25 |
17 |
38 |
0 |
45-59 |
17 |
25 |
18 |
40 |
0 |
60+ |
4 |
39 |
5 |
51 |
1 |
Table 17: Had to work from home by party ID
Rep |
12 |
28 |
12 |
47 |
1 |
Lean Rep |
8 |
40 |
11 |
39 |
1 |
Ind |
17 |
20 |
13 |
49 |
0 |
Lean Dem |
12 |
23 |
14 |
50 |
0 |
Dem |
14 |
31 |
17 |
38 |
1 |
Table 18: Had to work from home by region of the state
MKE City |
23 |
28 |
19 |
29 |
1 |
Rest of MKE |
10 |
32 |
15 |
41 |
1 |
msn |
14 |
30 |
16 |
40 |
1 |
GB/A |
13 |
25 |
15 |
46 |
1 |
Rest of state |
9 |
31 |
10 |
50 |
0 |
Life disrupted
“How much, if at all, has your life been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak?”
Table 19: Life disrupted by age
18-29 |
59 |
29 |
8 |
5 |
30-44 |
57 |
27 |
14 |
1 |
45-59 |
63 |
24 |
10 |
3 |
60+ |
50 |
32 |
15 |
4 |
Table 20: Life disrupted by party ID
Rep |
49 |
32 |
16 |
3 |
Lean Rep |
49 |
34 |
14 |
3 |
Ind |
68 |
15 |
6 |
11 |
Lean Dem |
53 |
28 |
14 |
5 |
Dem |
68 |
24 |
7 |
1 |
Table 21: Life disrupted by region of the state
MKE City |
66 |
18 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
Rest of MKE |
57 |
29 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
msn |
65 |
26 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
GB/A |
58 |
27 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
Rest of state |
46 |
32 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
Following coronovirus news
“How closely are you following the news about coronavirus?”
Table 22: Following coronavirus news by age
18-29 |
56 |
39 |
4 |
2 |
30-44 |
73 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
45-59 |
81 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
60+ |
83 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
Table 23: Following coronavirus news by party ID
Rep |
74 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
Lean Rep |
65 |
32 |
3 |
1 |
Ind |
72 |
24 |
0 |
4 |
Lean Dem |
74 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
Dem |
87 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
Table 24: Following coronavirus news by region of the state
MKE City |
73 |
19 |
5 |
3 |
Rest of MKE |
83 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
msn |
73 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
GB/A |
78 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
Rest of state |
70 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
Concern about coronavirus in US
“How concerned are you about a coronavirus epidemic here in the United States?”
Table 25: Concerned about coronavirus in US by age
18-29 |
52 |
34 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
30-44 |
66 |
25 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
45-59 |
66 |
28 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
60+ |
76 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Table 26: Concerned about coronavirus in US by party ID
Rep |
56 |
34 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Lean Rep |
43 |
44 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
Ind |
74 |
18 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Lean Dem |
75 |
21 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Dem |
87 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Table 27: Concerned about coronavirus in US by region of the state
MKE City |
80 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Rest of MKE |
66 |
25 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
msn |
70 |
25 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
GB/A |
73 |
21 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Rest of state |
60 |
35 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
Worried about contracting coronavirus
“Taking into consideration both your risk of contracting it and the seriousness of the illness, how worried are you personally about experiencing coronavirus?”
Table 28: Worried about contracting coronavirus by age
18-29 |
20 |
40 |
22 |
18 |
0 |
30-44 |
29 |
43 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
45-59 |
32 |
38 |
22 |
8 |
1 |
60+ |
33 |
41 |
17 |
9 |
0 |
Table 29: Worried about contracting coronavirus by party ID
Rep |
28 |
36 |
20 |
17 |
0 |
Lean Rep |
12 |
38 |
34 |
15 |
1 |
Ind |
29 |
38 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
Lean Dem |
32 |
47 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
Dem |
44 |
42 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
Table 30: Worried about contracting coronavirus by region of the state
MKE City |
48 |
26 |
15 |
11 |
0 |
Rest of MKE |
24 |
49 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
msn |
36 |
40 |
16 |
8 |
0 |
GB/A |
35 |
37 |
18 |
11 |
0 |
Rest of state |
25 |
36 |
23 |
14 |
2 |
When return to normal
“When do you think the coronavirus outbreak will be under control and things can get back to normal?”
Table 31: When return to normal by age
18-29 |
44 |
25 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
30-44 |
35 |
30 |
15 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
45-59 |
50 |
24 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
60+ |
43 |
29 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
Table 32: When return to normal by party ID
Rep |
58 |
22 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
Lean Rep |
59 |
19 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
Ind |
42 |
24 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
Lean Dem |
30 |
33 |
14 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
Dem |
30 |
35 |
13 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
Table 33: When return to normal by region of the state
MKE City |
32 |
31 |
10 |
17 |
3 |
8 |
Rest of MKE |
46 |
27 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
msn |
39 |
32 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
GB/A |
46 |
28 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
Rest of state |
48 |
21 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
Democratic convention meet as planned
“As you may know, the Democratic National Convention is scheduled to meet in Milwaukee in July. Given the coronavirus outbreak, do you think the convention should meet as planned in Milwaukee or should it not be held as an in-person event?”
Table 34: Democratic convention meet as planned by age
18-29 |
22 |
68 |
9 |
30-44 |
16 |
67 |
16 |
45-59 |
25 |
61 |
13 |
60+ |
23 |
57 |
18 |
Table 35: Democratic convention meet as planned by party ID
Rep |
26 |
55 |
17 |
Lean Rep |
28 |
61 |
11 |
Ind |
25 |
54 |
21 |
Lean Dem |
20 |
68 |
11 |
Dem |
16 |
69 |
15 |
Table 36: Democratic convention meet as planned by region of the state
MKE City |
30 |
59 |
11 |
Rest of MKE |
24 |
57 |
18 |
msn |
19 |
67 |
13 |
GB/A |
20 |
64 |
14 |
Rest of state |
21 |
63 |
14 |
Move April 7 election
“Some states moved their elections to later in the year. Do you think Wisconsin should move the April 7 election or should the state keep it on April 7?”
Table 37: Move April 7 election by age
18-29 |
55 |
42 |
3 |
30-44 |
47 |
43 |
11 |
45-59 |
55 |
42 |
3 |
60+ |
47 |
48 |
4 |
Table 38: Move April 7 election by party ID
Rep |
51 |
45 |
4 |
Lean Rep |
40 |
50 |
9 |
Ind |
54 |
44 |
2 |
Lean Dem |
53 |
47 |
1 |
Dem |
55 |
40 |
5 |
Table 39: Move April 7 election by region of the state
MKE City |
57 |
41 |
2 |
Rest of MKE |
50 |
43 |
7 |
msn |
49 |
49 |
2 |
GB/A |
56 |
41 |
2 |
Rest of state |
46 |
46 |
8 |
About the Marquette Law School Poll
The Marquette Law School Poll is the most extensive statewide polling project in Wisconsin history. This poll interviewed 813 registered Wisconsin voters by landline or cell phone from March 24-29, 2020. The margin of error is +/-4.2 percentage points for the full sample.
The Democratic presidential candidate preference items were asked of those who said they would vote in the Democratic primary. That sample size is 394 with a margin of error of +/-5.9 percentage points. The margin of error for those Democratic primary voters who say they are absolutely certain to vote or have already voted is +/-6.6 percentage points based on 315 cases.
The partisan makeup of the sample, including those who lean to a party, is 46 percent Republican, 46 percent Democratic and 7 percent independent. The partisan makeup of the sample, excluding those who lean to a party, is 29 percent Republican, 31 percent Democratic and 39 percent independent.
Since January 2017, the long-term partisan balance, including those who lean to a party, in the Marquette poll has been 45 percent Republican and 45 percent Democratic, with 9 percent independent. Partisanship exluding those who lean has been 30 percent Republican and 29 percent Democratic, with 40 percent independent.
The entire questionnaire, methodology statement, full results and breakdowns by demographic groups are available at law.marquette.edu/poll/results-and-data
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