Survey USA: Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors as of 09/05/05

Survey USA ^ | September 20, 2005

[RWR8189]

APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 50 GOVERNORS  (Released 09/20/05)
SORTED BY 09/05 'NET JOB APPROVAL' (approval minus disapproval)
					09/05		Net 09/05 Approval	Link to Interactive Tracking Graphs with Sub-Selects for Demographics
#	State	Name	Party	'04 ECV	Approve	Disapprove
1	South Dakota	Rounds, Mike	R	Bush	76%	20%	56%	South Dakota Governor Approval Tracked
2	Connecticut	Rell, Jodi	R	Kerry	75%	21%	54%	Connecticut Governor Approval Tracked
2	North Dakota	Hoeven, John	R	Bush	75%	21%	54%	North Dakota Governor Approval Tracked
4	Utah	Huntsman, Jon	R	Bush	72%	23%	49%	Utah Governor Approval Tracked
5	Wyoming	Freudenthal, Dave	D	Bush	69%	24%	45%	Wyoming Governor Approval Tracked
6	Virginia	Warner, Mark	D	Bush	66%	26%	40%	Virginia Governor Approval Tracked
7	Montana	Schweitzer, Brian	D	Bush	66%	27%	39%	Montana Governor Approval Tracked
8	New Hampshire	Lynch, John	D	Kerry	65%	27%	38%	New Hampshire Governor Approval Tracked
9	Nebraska	Heineman, Dave	R	Bush	63%	26%	37%	Nebraska Governor Approval Tracked
10	Vermont	Douglas, Jim	R	Kerry	65%	30%	35%	Vermont Governor Approval Tracked
11	North Carolina	Easley, Michael	D	Bush	64%	30%	34%	North Carolina Governor Approval Tracked
12	West Virginia	Manchin, Joe	D	Bush	62%	30%	32%	West Virginia Governor Approval Tracked
13	Hawaii	Lingle, Linda	R	Kerry	61%	32%	29%	Hawaii Governor Approval Tracked
14	Georgia	Perdue, Sonny	R	Bush	61%	34%	27%	Georgia Governor Approval Tracked
15	Nevada	Guinn, Kenny	R	Bush	58%	32%	26%	Nevada Governor Approval Tracked
16	Kansas	Sebelius, Kathleen	D	Bush	59%	34%	25%	Kansas Governor Approval Tracked
17	Arizona	Napolitano, Janet	D	Bush	60%	36%	24%	Arizona Governor Approval Tracked
18	Oklahoma	Henry, Brad	D	Bush	59%	35%	24%	Oklahoma Governor Approval Tracked
19	Idaho	Kempthorne, Dirk	R	Bush	57%	35%	22%	Idaho Governor Approval Tracked
20	Alabama	Riley, Bob	R	Bush	58%	37%	21%	Alabama Governor Approval Tracked
21	Arkansas	Huckabee, Mike	R	Bush	58%	38%	20%	Arkansas Governor Approval Tracked
22	Mississippi	Barbour, Haley	R	Bush	58%	39%	19%	Mississippi Governor Approval Tracked
22	New Mexico	Richardson, Bill	D	Bush	57%	38%	19%	New Mexico Governor Approval Tracked
24	South Carolina	Sanford, Mark	R	Bush	55%	39%	16%	South Carolina Governor Approval Tracked
25	Iowa	Vilsack, Tom	D	Bush	55%	40%	15%	Iowa Governor Approval Tracked
26	Colorado	Owens, Bill	R	Bush	54%	42%	12%	Colorado Governor Approval Tracked
27	New Jersey	Codey, Richard	D	Kerry	51%	40%	11%	New Jersey Governor Approval Tracked
28	Minnesota	Pawlenty, Tim	R	Kerry	54%	44%	10%	Minnesota Governor Approval Tracked
28	Rhode Island	Carcieri, Don	R	Kerry	52%	42%	10%	Rhode Island Governor Approval Tracked
30	Florida	Bush, Jeb	R	Bush	53%	44%	9%	Florida Governor Approval Tracked
31	Maryland	Ehrlich, Robert	R	Kerry	50%	45%	5%	Maryland Governor Approval Tracked
31	Massachusetts	Romney, Mitt	R	Kerry	51%	46%	5%	Massachusetts Governor Approval Tracked
33	Texas	Perry, Rick	R	Bush	49%	45%	4%	Texas Governor Approval Tracked
34	Tennessee	Bredesen, Phil	D	Bush	48%	48%	0%	Tennessee Governor Approval Tracked
35	Oregon	Kulongoski, Ted	D	Kerry	45%	47%	-2%	Oregon Governor Approval Tracked
35	Pennsylvania	Rendell, Edward	D	Kerry	46%	48%	-2%	Pennsylvania Governor Approval Tracked
35	Wisconsin	Doyle, Jim	D	Kerry	46%	48%	-2%	Wisconsin Governor Approval Tracked
38	Indiana	Daniels, Mitch	R	Bush	45%	49%	-4%	Indiana Governor Approval Tracked
38	Washington	Gregoire, Christine	D	Kerry	45%	49%	-4%	Washington Governor Approval Tracked
40	Delaware	Minner, Ruth	D	Kerry	45%	50%	-5%	Delaware Governor Approval Tracked
41	New York	Pataki, George	R	Kerry	43%	51%	-8%	New York Governor Approval Tracked
42	Louisiana	Blanco, Kathleen	D	Bush	41%	56%	-15%	Louisiana Governor Approval Tracked
43	Maine	Baldacci, John	D	Kerry	40%	56%	-16%	Maine Governor Approval Tracked
43	Michigan	Granholm, Jennifer	D	Kerry	40%	56%	-16%	Michigan Governor Approval Tracked
45	Illinois	Blagojevich, Rod	D	Kerry	36%	56%	-20%	Illinois Governor Approval Tracked
46	Missouri	Blunt, Matt	R	Bush	36%	60%	-24%	Missouri Governor Approval Tracked
47	Kentucky	Fletcher, Ernie	R	Bush	33%	61%	-28%	Kentucky Governor Approval Tracked
48	California	Schwarzenegger, Arnold	R	Kerry	32%	65%	-33%	California Governor Approval Tracked
49	Alaska	Murkowski, Frank	R	Bush	30%	65%	-35%	Alaska Governor Approval Tracked
50	Ohio	Taft, Bob	R	Bush	17%	79%	-62%	Ohio Governor Approval Tracked
Weighted Average					47%	48%	-1%
('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted proportionally to its share of USA population. For example, California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted avg.)
Unweighted Average					53%	41%	12%
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight; population density is not taken into account).

[FOG724]

I got it, sorry.

Posting delay. I saw your subsequent reply while mine was waiting to be processed.

[tgusa]

Perhaps so, but (and I realize I'm going to be burned at the stake for heresy for this) look what GWB is doing in Washington. Us CONSERVATIVES (not necessarily Repubs) need to start looking at alternatives.

[Rudder]

Re: taft's conviction for not revealing gifts (Golf outings): As you know Taft was convicted (plead no contest) and, as a result had to pay a small fine, make a public apology (I never heard it) and is on probation. Yesterday, I heard on 610 radio that the Ethics Commission has discovered more unreported gifts. However (now get this), Taft cannot be prosecuted any further because of a plea agreement with the prosecutor that holds Taft harmless for additional ethics violations.

My questions: Did you ever hear of this plea agreement? Why would a prosecutor, who had an open and shut case, make such an agreement?

I live in SE Ohio.

[tgusa]

We're on the same page here, FRiend.

[Brilliant]

Why doesn't he just resign? What could be the point of insisting on finishing his disgraceful term?

[SierraWasp]

"Poor Arnold!"

He cain't hep it!!!

[FOG724]

Yep same page.

[newzjunkey]

The unions have their work cut out for them still. Arnold's not yet the least popular governor in the union!

[dead]

I guarantee you that less than 9 out of 10 people chosen randomly in New Jersey could name their current governor.

[FOG724]

The unions have their work cut out for them still. Arnold's not yet the least popular governor in the union!

LOL.

[newzjunkey]

Blanco deserves it.

No one would weather the years' long campaign by the teacher unions, nurse unions, and firefighter unions to trash Arnold on radio, tv, live protests and billboards.

[Brilliant]

I wonder how they conduct a poll like this when the entire state of Louisiana has moved to Texas, and all the phones are out. I guess the only people left to respond to the poll were the political officials in Baton Rouge.

[Torie]

I wonder how these two guys porked the pooch:

Missouri Blunt, Matt R Bush 36% 60% -24%

Kentucky Fletcher, Ernie R Bush 33% 61% -28%

[NeoCaveman]

Why doesn't he just resign? What could be the point of insisting on finishing his disgraceful term?

I don't know. Perhaps, he knows his handpicked lt. governor is an embarrassment too (/speculating)

[rit]

Of the Governors hit by hurricanes, only Louisiana's Kathleen Blanco-D showed a sharp decline, from Plus 7 in August to Minus 15 today, a 22-point drop. SurveyUSA 9/20/05

[SierraWasp]

"Poor Arnold!"

He cain't hep it!!!"

He was born with a silver screen in his mouth!!!

[RobFromGa]

Hurricane helped Barbour

[FOG724]

Chuckling

[bmwcyle]

Virginia Warner, Mark D Bush 66% 26% 40%

That is too high for him.

[calcowgirl]

Time for a new script.