Survey USA: Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors as of 11/29/05

Survey USA ^ | November 29, 2005

[RWR8189]

APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 50 GOVERNORS  (Released 11/29/05)
SORTED BY 11/05 'NET JOB APPROVAL' (approval minus disapproval)
					11/29/05		Net 11/05 Approval	Tracking Graphs
#	State	Name	Party	'04 ECV	Approve	Disapprove
1	Connecticut	Rell, Jodi	R	Kerry	77%	18%	59%	CT
2	North Dakota	Hoeven, John	R	Bush	75%	20%	55%	ND
3	South Dakota	Rounds, Mike	R	Bush	73%	21%	52%	SD
4	Utah	Huntsman, Jon	R	Bush	73%	22%	51%	UT
5	New Hampshire	Lynch, John	D	Kerry	69%	23%	46%	NH
6	Montana	Schweitzer, Brian	D	Bush	68%	27%	41%	MT
7	Virginia	Warner, Mark	D	Bush	67%	27%	40%	VA
7	West Virginia	Manchin, Joe	D	Bush	66%	26%	40%	WV
9	Vermont	Douglas, Jim	R	Kerry	65%	27%	38%	VT
10	Wyoming	Freudenthal, Dave	D	Bush	64%	29%	35%	WY
11	Arizona	Napolitano, Janet	D	Bush	65%	31%	34%	AZ
12	Oklahoma	Henry, Brad	D	Bush	64%	32%	32%	OK
13	Nebraska	Heineman, Dave	R	Bush	59%	30%	29%	NE
13	New Mexico	Richardson, Bill	D	Bush	63%	34%	29%	NM
15	Idaho	Kempthorne, Dirk	R	Bush	60%	32%	28%	ID
16	Hawaii	Lingle, Linda	R	Kerry	59%	32%	27%	HI
17	Nevada	Guinn, Kenny	R	Bush	58%	34%	24%	NV
18	Arkansas	Huckabee, Mike	R	Bush	59%	36%	23%	AR
18	Kansas	Sebelius, Kathleen	D	Bush	57%	34%	23%	KS
20	New Jersey	Codey, Richard	D	Kerry	56%	35%	21%	NJ
21	Florida	Bush, Jeb	R	Bush	59%	39%	20%	FL
22	Iowa	Vilsack, Tom	D	Bush	56%	37%	19%	IA
22	Rhode Island	Carcieri, Don	R	Kerry	57%	38%	19%	RI
24	North Carolina	Easley, Michael	D	Bush	56%	38%	18%	NC
25	Georgia	Perdue, Sonny	R	Bush	55%	40%	15%	GA
26	Mississippi	Barbour, Haley	R	Bush	54%	42%	12%	MS
26	Tennessee	Bredesen, Phil	D	Bush	53%	41%	12%	TN
28	South Carolina	Sanford, Mark	R	Bush	51%	42%	9%	SC
29	Alabama	Riley, Bob	R	Bush	50%	45%	5%	AL
29	Minnesota	Pawlenty, Tim	R	Kerry	50%	45%	5%	MN
31	Massachusetts	Romney, Mitt	R	Kerry	50%	47%	3%	MA
32	Colorado	Owens, Bill	R	Bush	48%	46%	2%	CO
32	Maryland	Ehrlich, Robert	R	Kerry	48%	46%	2%	MD
34	Texas	Perry, Rick	R	Bush	47%	47%	0%	TX
35	Pennsylvania	Rendell, Edward	D	Kerry	46%	48%	-2%	PA
35	Oregon	Kulongoski, Ted	D	Kerry	44%	46%	-2%	OR
37	Wisconsin	Doyle, Jim	D	Kerry	45%	49%	-4%	WI
38	Washington	Gregoire, Christine	D	Kerry	44%	49%	-5%	WA
39	New York	Pataki, George	R	Kerry	45%	51%	-6%	NY
40	Indiana	Daniels, Mitch	R	Bush	44%	51%	-7%	IN
41	Delaware	Minner, Ruth	D	Kerry	40%	55%	-15%	DE
42	Maine	Baldacci, John	D	Kerry	40%	57%	-17%	ME
42	Michigan	Granholm, Jennifer	D	Kerry	40%	57%	-17%	MI
44	Illinois	Blagojevich, Rod	D	Kerry	38%	57%	-19%	IL
45	Missouri	Blunt, Matt	R	Bush	34%	62%	-28%	MO
45	California	Schwarzenegger, Arnold	R	Kerry	35%	63%	-28%	CA
47	Louisiana	Blanco, Kathleen	D	Bush	34%	63%	-29%	LA
48	Kentucky	Fletcher, Ernie	R	Bush	32%	63%	-31%	KY
49	Alaska	Murkowski, Frank	R	Bush	26%	68%	-42%	AK
50	Ohio	Taft, Bob	R	Bush	18%	77%	-59%	OH
Weighted Average					47%	48%	0%
('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, All 50 Governors					53%	42%	11%
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight; population density is not taken into account).
Unweighted Average, 22 Democratic Governors					53%	41%	13%
Simple Average of the Approval Rating of all 22 Democratic Governors
Unweighted Average, 28 Republican Governors					52%	42%	10%
Simple Average of the Approval Rating of all 28 Republican Governors

[RWR8189]

I'm glad to see my Dem governor that is up for reelection next year, Rod Blagojevich, near the bottom of this list...

[travlnmn41]

>>I'm glad to see my Dem governor that is up for reelection next year, Rod Blagojevich, near the bottom of this list...<<
Along with Kathleen Blanco (La.), who really took the bull by the horns after Hurricane Katrina. (<;

[Vigilanteman]

I'm glad to see our governor, Fast Eddie Rendell, in negative numbers, even if it is only by 2%.

[Uncle Miltie]

ND #2! Hoeven for Senate!

[manwiththehands]

Ladies and gents, I give you my dubious, crooked, tax-raising RINO Governor Taft (Ohio) on the bottom.
(crowd cheers)
(taking a bow)

[RetiredArmy]

Lots of RINOcrats at the bottom of that list.

[RightWhale]

It's kind of funny to see Murkowsky near the end of the list. He is at least trying to get north slope oil/gas field development underway.

[Steely Tom]

21 R govs at or above 0%, 7 below.
13 D govs at or above 0%, 9 below.

[Texas Federalist]

How the heck does that egg-head Rell have the highest approval rating of all U.S. governors? Has Connecticut reached the point where approval polls are administered like they are in China? Is there any other explanation?

[cloud8]

I'm surprised that 31 of 50 govs are 50% or over appoval. I'm of the throw the bums out persuasion.

[SoDak]

Kinda strange, at a glance, to see Wyoming with a D governor, and Connecticut with a R governor.

[SoDak]

After the last time these ratings went out, with our Governor Mike Rounds leading the approval pack, our local Gannett rag went dumpster diving in the Capital and manufactured a scandal around use of the state airplane. I see that it has affected his numbers a little, but they must be disappointed they couldn't make a serious dent. They're scared he might challenge and defeat Tim Johnson in 2008.

[johnmecainrino]

Too bad he didn't run against Conrad. Dole has missed out on a lot of top candidates. Having second tier candidates going up against the dem smear machine isn't going to cut it next time.

[I_like_good_things_too]

People just love to see their leaders sob in the face of adversity. As a woman, I was embarrassed by Blanco's representation of women in politics.

[fieldmarshaldj]

MO Gov. Matt Blunt at 34% approval ? WTH ? Are they making this stuff up as they go along ? Pharaoh Phil Bredesen in my state (TN) surely does not have majority approval rating with the scandals going on.

[MikefromOhio]

way to bring up the rear Bubba Bob Taft!!

Wooohoo!!

/sarc

[virgil]

Blago is vunerable. It's because of his own bad ideas and that he can't wash off the stink of chicago politics. People are not very happy with gov't right now and the dems control IL gov't.

[SierraWasp]

Wull... WTH? He's tied with the greatest populist Governor since Jesse Ventura, IOW Schwingin Schwartzenrenegger!!! Ha! Ha! Ha!

[Dog Gone]

Kathleen Blanco is not getting any credit for the splendid job she did with Katrina and Rita. What a shame.

[SierraWasp]

Wow! One can sure see a concentration of RINO's and lump-jawed Liberals from NY's pitiful Pitaki on down!!!

Before any of you NY'ers jump my frame... I know all too well we've got the champion RINO of ALL TIME in CA!!!

[tubebender]

The Arnold is 45th, just one spot ahead of Bunko Blanko...

[fieldmarshaldj]

That's when I knew the poll was a steaming pile of bull$hit. Blunt is not a RINO like Ah-nold.

[Amerigomag]

At what point do you hit the ejection button? At 0%? At -5%, -10%, -20%?

My guess is that California should have pulled the lever the day after the Austrian proposed the first, record, spending binge in January 2004.

Hopefully by the time the next survey is taken California will have remedied its popularity deficit by electing a conservative to lead them out of their fiscal wilderness.

[Windcatcher]

I imagine that our GOP legislature is keeping him from doing any real damage, which also artificially keeps his numbers up. Without that, those of us in Delware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks counties would undoubtedly find ourselves paying the Philly wage tax (which Rendell has advocated before).

[Pragmatist]

Boob Taft is as popular as a dose of the clap in my part of the great state of Ohio! How is a 18% approval rating possible? You really have to work hard to be that abysmal!

[kidd]

Is there any other explanation?

Yes.

When you repeatedly hit your hand with a hammer, it hurts.
When you stop, it feels good.

CT just finished with Lowell Weiker and the criminal RINO John Rowland. Jodi Rell basically has done nothing.

And it feels good.

[LdSentinal]

Bob Taft in the previous poll had a 15% approval rating.

[SierraWasp]

"by electing a conservative to lead them out of their fiscal wilderness"

That ain't gonna happen, neither! I saw on TV tonight that Magic Johnson has come out and endorsed that tird Phil Angelides for Governer behind the "magic" theme of: "The 'Magic' of home ownership!"

He endorsed the big, evil, greedy developer that would pave over the prime ag lands of planet earth... The entire big valley of CA!!! The new "Inland Sea" of Roof top - to - roof top residential development inspired by Governor Angelides, one of CA's SUPER DEVELOPERS!!!

Not only is he the developer's candidate... He is THE GREAT GREEK DEVELOPER!!! (he's also a gleek plick!)

If you people think I've been poisoning the waters toward that phony Republican SchwartzenRenegger... Wait till ya see me go ta town on fallen AngelIdes!!! Oh baby... This is gonna git ta be phun!!!

[calcowgirl]

If you people think I've been poisoning the waters toward that phony Republican SchwartzenRenegger... Wait till ya see me go ta town on fallen AngelIdes!!! Oh baby... This is gonna git ta be phun!!!

ROFL!

[FOG724]

SchwartzenRenegger

Snickering!!!

Had to get in those three exclamation marks!!!

[newgeezer]

Kathleen Blanco (La.), who really took the bull by the horns after Hurricane Katrina. (<;

[sully777]

Richard Cody (D), New Jersey, #20--56% 35%

He's not an elected official but someone that stood in for a criminal. And they replaced him with a bigger criminal. WTH is wrong with Jerseyites? Proof once again that liberalism is a mental illness.