Marquette Law School Poll: October 21 - 25, 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.

S2: Gender

Record Gender
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Male 351 47 47 47
Female 398 53 53 100

S3a: State residence

Do you currently live in Wisconsin?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 749 100 100 100

S4: Milwaukee city residence

Do you currently live within Milwaukee city limits?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 59 8 64 64
No 33 4 36 100
(Missing) 656 88 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 736 98 98 98
No, not registered to vote 13 2 2 100

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 13 2 100 100
(Missing) 736 98 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 519 69 69 69
Some of the time 163 22 22 91
Only now and then 30 4 4 95
Hardly at all 34 5 5 100
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 421 56 56 56
Already voted 328 44 44 100

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 182 24 24 24
Gotten worse 404 54 54 78
Stayed the same 145 19 19 98
Don't know 17 2 2 100
Refused 1 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 340 45 45 45
Get worse 92 12 12 58
Stay the same 166 22 22 80
Don't know 150 20 20 100
Refused 1 0 0 100

Q5: Trump’s overall job

Donald Trump job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 342 46 46 46
Disapprove 399 53 53 99
Don't know 6 1 1 100
Refused 2 0 0 100

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 251 33 33 33
Somewhat approve 91 12 12 46
Somewhat disapprove 34 5 5 50
Strongly disapprove 365 49 49 99
Don't know 6 1 1 100
Refused 2 0 0 100

Q6: Evers’ overall job

Tony Evers job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 378 50 50 50
Disapprove 321 43 43 93
Don't know 47 6 6 100
Refused 3 0 0 100

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 226 30 30 30
Somewhat approve 152 20 20 50
Somewhat disapprove 88 12 12 62
Strongly disapprove 233 31 31 93
Don't know 47 6 6 100
Refused 3 0 0 100

Q7: Wisconsin Legislature’s overall job

Wisconsin Legislature job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 258 35 35 35
Disapprove 385 51 51 86
Don't know 95 13 13 99
Refused 10 1 1 100

Q7: Wisconsin Legislature’ overall job (4-cat)