On April 28th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from April 24th through the 26th which shows slightly lower approval numbers (when compared to March) across the state for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D). The margin of error is 4%.
The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jay Nixon is doing as Governor?
All
56% – approve
32% – disapprove
12% – not sureDemocrats [39% of sample]
75% – approve
18% – disapprove
7% – not surerepublicans [26% of sample]
43% – approve
44% – disapprove
13% – not sureIndependents [27% of sample]
48% – approve
42% – disapprove
10% – not sure
Approval is up over March among Democrats, down among republicans (with a smaller subsample), and significantly down among Independents (with a significantly larger subsample).
Gender
Male [48% of sample]
59% – approve
30% – disapprove
11% – not sureFemale [52% of sample]
54% – approve
34% – disapprove
12% – not sure
There is a slight gender gap. These numbers are still very similar to Nixon’s overall approval numbers. The approval numbers among males hasn’t changed much since March. The approval numbers among female respondents are down a bit.
Regionally there is net positive approval for Jay Nixon across all regions of the state, though the Kansas City region numbers are the weakest.
The crosstabulations by job status are interesting:
Job Status
Student [10% of sample]
29% – approve
52% – disapprove
19% – not sureFull-time [46% of sample]
56% – approve
34% – disapprove
10% – not surePart-time [7% of sample]
66% – approve
26% – disapprove
8% – not sureHomemaker [12% of sample]
45% – approve
31% – disapprove
24% – not sureUnemployed [7% of sample]
59% – approve
29% – disapprove
11% – not sureRetired [18% of sample]
73% – approve
22% – disapprove
5% – not sure
The approval numbers among students when compared to March have dropped precipitously. This is a small subsample and could possibly be an outlier. Retirees like their governor.