Marquette Law School Poll: September 30 - October 4, 2020

Likely voters

(Percentages are rounded to whole numbers for reporting of results. Frequencies have been rounded to whole numbers but percentages are calculated based on non-integer weighted sample sizes.)

Results for survey items among all likely voters are presented here. Please note that some questions are only asked of particular groups of respondents. In these instances, the row “NA’s” includes the number and percent of total respondents omitted from the question. These omitted cases are ignored when calculating the “Valid” and “Cumulative” percent columns.

Note: questions Q32 - Q37 were added to the survey for October 2-4, after news emerged of President Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

S2: Gender

Record Gender
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Male 332 47 47 47
Female 368 53 53 100

S3a: State residence

Do you currently live in Wisconsin?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 700 100 100 100

S4: Milwaukee city residence

Do you currently live within Milwaukee city limits?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 55 8 49 49
No 56 8 51 100
(Missing) 589 84 NA NA

S5: Registered to vote

Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you registered to vote in the precinct or ward where you now live, or aren't you?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes, registered to vote 655 94 94 94
No, not registered to vote 45 6 6 100

S6: Plan to register

Do you plan to register to vote, or is there a chance that you may not register?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Plan to Register 45 6 100 100
(Missing) 655 94 NA NA

Q1: Follow politics

Some people seem to follow what's going on in politics most of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that interested. Would you say you follow what's going on in politics most of the time, some of the time, only now and then, or hardly at all?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Most of the time 499 71 71 71
Some of the time 130 19 19 90
Only now and then 47 7 7 96
Hardly at all 21 3 3 99
Don't know 2 0 0 100
Refused 2 0 0 100

Q2: Chances of voting

What are the chances that you will vote in the November 2020 general election for president, Congress, and other offices -- are you absolutely certain to vote, very likely to vote, are the chances 50-50, don't you think you will vote, or have you already voted either by absentee ballot or early in person voting?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Absolutely certain 607 87 87 87
Already voted 93 13 13 100

Q3: Economy over last year

Over the past year, do you feel the economy has gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Gotten better 190 27 27 27
Gotten worse 366 52 52 79
Stayed the same 117 17 17 96
Don't know 25 4 4 100
Refused 2 0 0 100

Q4: Economy over next year

Looking ahead, over the next year do you expect the economy to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Get better 317 45 45 45
Get worse 112 16 16 61
Stay the same 169 24 24 85
Don't know 99 14 14 100
Refused 3 0 0 100

Q5: Trump’s overall job

Donald Trump job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 312 45 45 45
Disapprove 370 53 53 97
Don't know 13 2 2 99
Refused 5 1 1 100

Q5: Trump’s overall job (4-cat)

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 234 33 33 33
Somewhat approve 78 11 11 45
Somewhat disapprove 36 5 5 50
Strongly disapprove 334 48 48 97
Don't know 13 2 2 99
Refused 5 1 1 100

Q6: Evers’ overall job

Tony Evers job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 358 51 51 51
Disapprove 310 44 44 95
Don't know 24 3 3 99
Refused 8 1 1 100

Q6: Evers’ overall job (4-cat)

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Tony Evers is handling his job as Governor of Wisconsin?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Strongly approve 191 27 27 27
Somewhat approve 167 24 24 51
Somewhat disapprove 83 12 12 63
Strongly disapprove 227 32 32 95
Don't know 24 3 3 99
Refused 8 1 1 100

Q7: Fav/Unfav Ron Johnson

Fav/Unfav: Ron Johnson
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable 256 37 37 37
Unfavorable 224 32 32 68
Haven't heard enough 175 25 25 94
Don't know 42 6 6 100
Refused 3 0 0 100

Q8: Fav/Unfav Tammy Baldwin