President Trump’s Approval Dips Below 40% in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
Democrats Leading Ahead of Midterms in All Three States
Majority of Voters Say They Are Voting in November for More “Checks and Balances” on the President
JULY 25, 2018 – In three politically important Midwest states – including two that were key in deciding the 2016 election – President Donald Trump’s job-approval rating is below 40 percent, and Democrats hold a sizable lead for the upcoming congressional midterms, according to a trio of new NBC News/Marist polls.
- In Michigan, which Trump won by nearly 11,000 votes, 36 percent of registered voters approve of the president’s job, while 54 percent disapprove.
- In Wisconsin, which he won by about 23,000 votes, another 36 percent give Trump a thumbs up, with 52 percent giving him a thumbs down.
- In Minnesota, which Trump narrowly lost by 1.5 percentage points, his rating stands at 38 percent approve, 51 percent disapprove.
Additionally, the polls found that ahead November’s midterm elections, Democrats enjoy a lead in congressional preference from 8 points to 12 points in these three states.
“Donald Trump carried or came very close to carrying these three states in 2016. But it’s a very different picture for this fall’s elections,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
Also in the NBC/Marist polls – which were conducted July 15 to July 19, so mostly after Trump’s widely criticized July 16 press conference with Russia’s Vladimir Putin – majorities in all three states say their vote in November will be a message that more Democrats are needed in Congress to be a check and balance on the president.
By contrast, about a third of voters in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin say their vote will be a message that more Republicans are needed to help President Trump pass his agenda.
Read more results from the new polls, including where voters stand on re-electing President Trump and the state of the economy as well as a further breakdown of the poll outcomes.
More numbers from the NBC News/Marist polls will be released on Thursday.
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