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

Registered 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 registered 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 390 48 48 48
Female 415 52 52 100

S3a: State residence

Do you currently live in Wisconsin?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 805 100 100 100

S4: Milwaukee city residence

Do you currently live within Milwaukee city limits?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 70 9 53 53
No 62 8 47 100
(Missing) 673 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 737 92 92 92
No, not registered to vote 67 8 8 100
Don't Know/Refused 1 0 0 100

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 68 8 100 100
(Missing) 737 92 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 525 65 65 65
Some of the time 161 20 20 85
Only now and then 66 8 8 94
Hardly at all 46 6 6 99
Don't know 4 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 75 75 75
Very likely 65 8 8 83
50-50 26 3 3 87
Will not vote 11 1 1 88
Already voted 93 12 12 100
Don't know 3 0 0 100
Refused 1 0 0 100

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 203 25 25 25
Gotten worse 428 53 53 78
Stayed the same 144 18 18 96
Don't know 29 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 347 43 43 43
Get worse 142 18 18 61
Stay the same 203 25 25 86
Don't know 110 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 357 44 44 44
Disapprove 421 52 52 97
Don't know 19 2 2 99
Refused 8 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 248 31 31 31
Somewhat approve 110 14 14 44
Somewhat disapprove 51 6 6 51
Strongly disapprove 370 46 46 97
Don't know 19 2 2 99
Refused 8 1 1 100

Q6: Evers’ overall job

Tony Evers job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 418 52 52 52
Disapprove 336 42 42 94
Don't know 43 5 5 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 207 26 26 26
Somewhat approve 210 26 26 52
Somewhat disapprove 96 12 12 64
Strongly disapprove 240 30 30 94
Don't know 43 5 5 99
Refused 8 1 1 100

Q7: Fav/Unfav Ron Johnson

Fav/Unfav: Ron Johnson
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Favorable 278 35 35 35
Unfavorable 248 31 31 65
Haven't heard enough 219 27 27 93
Don't know 57 7 7 100
Refused 3 0 0 100

Q8: Fav/Unfav Tammy Baldwin