Who is America’s most popular governor? Wyoming Republican Mark Gordon has a 74% approval rating, as does Vermont Republican Phil Scott, according to the quarterly poll by Morning Consult polling firm. Those two governors hold the top two spots for popularity, followed closely by two other Republican governors, Charlie Baker of Massachusetts and Larry Hogan of Maryland, with 73% and 70% respectively.
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has a 59% approval rating among voters in her state.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the Alaska Republican governor running for reelection, came in with a 52% approval rating, just one point below how voters in Florida rated Gov. Ron DeSantis and how voters in Virginia ranked Gov. Glenn Youngkin, both with 53% approval. They were in the middle of the pack. Just 32% of Alaska voters disapprove of Dunleavy’s performance.
Among the most unpopular governors are Democratic Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon and Democrat Gov. David Ige of Hawaii, who have respective 55% and 49% disapproval ratings.
Dunleavy has slipped in popularity since the poll was conducted last winter, when he enjoyed a 57% approval rating and was the 16th most popular governor in the country. He is now the 27th most popular.
Read the Morning Consult poll results here.
(Note: The chart at the top of the page shows favorable in green and unfavorable in red.)
