Marquette Law School Poll: October 21 - 25, 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.

S2: Gender

Record Gender
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Male 391 48 48 48
Female 415 52 52 100

S3a: State residence

Do you currently live in Wisconsin?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 806 100 100 100

S4: Milwaukee city residence

Do you currently live within Milwaukee city limits?
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 66 8 64 64
No 38 5 36 100
(Missing) 702 87 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 785 97 97 97
No, not registered to vote 21 3 3 100

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 21 3 100 100
(Missing) 785 97 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 536 66 66 66
Some of the time 187 23 23 90
Only now and then 38 5 5 94
Hardly at all 42 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 52 52 52
Very likely 25 3 3 55
50-50 21 3 3 58
Will not vote 10 1 1 59
Already voted 328 41 41 100
Don't know 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 193 24 24 24
Gotten worse 433 54 54 78
Stayed the same 158 20 20 97
Don't know 18 2 2 99
Refused 4 1 1 100

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 366 45 45 45
Get worse 102 13 13 58
Stay the same 176 22 22 80
Don't know 158 20 20 100
Refused 4 0 0 100

Q5: Trump’s overall job

Donald Trump job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 375 47 47 47
Disapprove 419 52 52 98
Don't know 10 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 263 33 33 33
Somewhat approve 112 14 14 47
Somewhat disapprove 38 5 5 51
Strongly disapprove 381 47 47 98
Don't know 10 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 401 50 50 50
Disapprove 348 43 43 93
Don't know 54 7 7 100
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 232 29 29 29
Somewhat approve 169 21 21 50
Somewhat disapprove 100 12 12 62
Strongly disapprove 248 31 31 93
Don't know 54 7 7 100
Refused 3 0 0 100

Q7: Wisconsin Legislature’s overall job

Wisconsin Legislature job approval, 2-category
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Approve 288 36 36 36
Disapprove 402 50 50 86
Don't know 106 13 13 99
Refused 10 1 1 100

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