On July 30th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from July 17th through the 19th which shows improved approval numbers (when compared to June) 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
60% – approve
31% – disapprove
9% – not sureDemocrats [41% of sample]
71% – approve
20% – disapprove
9% – not surerepublicans [27% of sample]
50% – approve
41% – disapprove
8% – not sureIndependents [26% of sample]
52% – approve
37% – disapprove
11% – not sure
Governor Nixon has a net approval among all party affiliations.
Regionally there is net positive approval for Jay Nixon in all of the geographic subdivisions (Northern, Kansas City, Southwest, St. Louis, Southeast) of the state.
The crosstabulations by job status in the July survey:
Job Status
Student [9% of sample]
64% – approve
17% – disapprove
19% – not sureFull-time [47% of sample]
63% – approve
30% – disapprove
7% – not surePart-time [9% of sample]
49% – approve
42% – disapprove
9% – not sureHomemaker [10% of sample]
60% – approve
35% – disapprove
5% – not sureUnemployed [9% of sample]
43% – approve
38% – disapprove
19% – not sureRetired [16% of sample]
67% – approve
27% – disapprove
6% – not sure
Governor Nixon has net approval among all employment status groups.