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A recurring Morning Consult poll measured the approval ratings of governors in all 50 states on a quarterly basis between 2015 and 2019. This page served as a hub for these approval ratings. It does not receive active updates.

Historical approval ratings

Q3 2019

This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q2 2019 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[1]

In the Q3 2019 poll, the seven governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q3 2019 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q3 2019
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Mike Dunleavy Alaska 43 41 2
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 57 30 27
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 59 24 35
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 52 30 22
Democratic Party Gavin Newsom California 43 36 7
Democratic Party Jared Polis Colorado 46 35 11
Democratic Party Ned Lamont Connecticut 35 48 -13
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 55 25 30
Republican Party Ron DeSantis Florida 58 22 36
Republican Party Brian Kemp Georgia 53 28 25
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 36 50 -14
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 45 41 4
Republican Party Brad Little Idaho 59 22 37
Democratic Party J.B. Pritzker Illinois 43 42 1
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 51 23 28
Democratic Party Laura Kelly Kansas 52 23 29
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 34 53 -19
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisiana 52 31 21
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 73 16 57
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 70 16 54
Democratic Party Janet Mills Maine 46 44 2
Democratic Party Gretchen Whitmer Michigan 46 34 12
Democratic Party Tim Walz Minnesota 51 29 22
Republican Party Mike Parson Missouri 48 25 23
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 55 26 29
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 53 31 22
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 48 30 18
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 58 19 39
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 54 34 20
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 62 26 36
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 45 38 7
Democratic Party Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico 47 37 10
Democratic Party Steve Sisolak Nevada 52 25 27
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 48 41 7
Republican Party Mike DeWine Ohio 48 32 16
Republican Party Kevin Stitt Oklahoma 59 19 40
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 38 50 -12
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 53 33 20
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 36 56 -20
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 54 26 28
Republican Party Kristi Noem South Dakota 48 41 7
Republican Party Bill Lee Tennessee 56 19 37
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 59 24 35
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 55 28 27
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 42 38 4
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 64 23 41
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 47 35 12
Democratic Party Tony Evers Wisconsin 49 34 15
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 42 47 -5
Republican Party Mark Gordon Wyoming 63 13 50

Q2 2019

This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q2 2019 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[1]

In the Q2 2019 poll, the seven governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q2 2019 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q2 2019
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Mike Dunleavy Alaska 49 32 17
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 57 29 28
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 59 24 35
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 53 29 24
Democratic Party Gavin Newsom California 43 33 10
Democratic Party Jared Polis Colorado 45 35 10
Democratic Party Ned Lamont Connecticut 32 48 -16
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 54 27 27
Republican Party Ron DeSantis Florida 57 20 37
Republican Party Brian Kemp Georgia 52 29 23
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 49 34 15
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 45 38 7
Republican Party Brad Little Idaho 57 21 36
Democratic Party J.B. Pritzker Illinois 44 35 9
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 50 22 28
Democratic Party Laura Kelly Kansas 49 22 27
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 32 56 -24
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisiana 47 33 14
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 73 14 59
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 70 16 54
Democratic Party Janet Mills Maine 50 40 10
Democratic Party Gretchen Whitmer Michigan 44 34 10
Democratic Party Tim Walz Minnesota 49 31 18
Republican Party Mike Parson Missouri 47 23 24
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 53 27 26
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 54 29 25
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 49 29 20
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 59 19 40
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 54 34 20
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 65 23 42
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 44 38 6
Democratic Party Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico 44 43 1
Democratic Party Steve Sisolak Nevada 49 27 22
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 47 41 6
Republican Party Mike DeWine Ohio 45 33 12
Republican Party Kevin Stitt Oklahoma 55 19 36
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 41 45 -4
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 53 33 20
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 38 55 -17
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 55 25 30
Republican Party Kristi Noem South Dakota 49 40 9
Republican Party Bill Lee Tennessee 57 18 39
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 58 24 34
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 54 29 25
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 42 37 5
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 60 26 34
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 47 35 12
Democratic Party Tony Evers Wisconsin 49 34 15
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 43 43 0
Republican Party Mark Gordon Wyoming 59 9 50


Q1 2019

This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q1 2019 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[1]

In the Q1 2019 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q1 2019 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q1 2019
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Mike Dunleavy Alaska 42 29 13
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 63 19 44
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 57 23 34
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 50 30 20
Democratic Party Gavin Newsom California 41 29 12
Democratic Party Jared Polis Colorado 44 26 18
Democratic Party Ned Lamont Connecticut 33 38 -5
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 54 28 26
Republican Party Ron DeSantis Florida 54 20 34
Republican Party Brian Kemp Georgia 48 23 25
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 47 36 11
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 44 37 7
Republican Party Brad Little Idaho 52 16 36
Democratic Party J.B. Pritzker Illinois 40 29 11
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 49 22 27
Democratic Party Laura Kelly Kansas 43 20 23
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 33 52 -19
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisiana 47 32 15
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 73 14 59
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 71 14 57
Democratic Party Janet Mills Maine 50 30 20
Democratic Party Gretchen Whitmer Michigan 44 24 20
Democratic Party Tim Walz Minnesota 45 24 21
Republican Party Mike Parson Missouri 44 18 26
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 52 25 27
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 54 28 26
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 49 28 21
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 55 21 34
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 54 32 22
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 64 23 41
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 45 36 9
Democratic Party Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico 41 33 8
Democratic Party Steve Sisolak Nevada 43 24 19
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 49 40 9
Republican Party Mike DeWine Ohio 44 26 18
Republican Party Kevin Stitt Oklahoma 44 18 26
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 41 44 -3
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 53 32 21
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 40 50 -10
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 57 23 34
Republican Party Kristi Noem South Dakota 49 32 17
Republican Party Bill Lee Tennessee 54 14 40
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 57 23 34
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 52 27 25
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 40 36 4
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 59 28 31
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 47 32 15
Democratic Party Tony Evers Wisconsin 46 26 20
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 50 36 14
Republican Party Mark Gordon Wyoming 53 10 43


Q4 2018


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q4 2018 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[2]

In the Q4 2018 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The six governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q4 2018 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q4 2018
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 63 19 44
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 27 51 -24
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 49 32 17
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 57 24 33
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 42 40 2
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 49 30 19
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 20 69 -49
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 51 25 26
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 47 41 6
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 53 25 28
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 54 33 21
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 49 35 14
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 25 60 -35
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 49 22 27
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 42 41 1
Republican Party Jeff Colyer Kansas 37 32 5
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 34 51 -17
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 49 30 19
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 39 54 -15
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 68 17 51
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 72 14 58
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 34 50 -16
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 47 35 12
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 52 28 24
Republican Party Mike Parson Missouri 44 18 26
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 52 29 23
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 53 31 22
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 53 22 31
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 60 23 37
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 44 35 9
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 35 49 -14
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 50 38 12
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 51 26 25
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 53 22 31
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 48 32 16
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 16 72 -56
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 41 44 -3
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 52 32 20
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 43 49 -6
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 53 25 28
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 58 26 32
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 52 24 28
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 56 24 32
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 53 26 27
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 59 27 32
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 47 25 22
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 44 32 12
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 45 38 7
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 41 51 -10
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 60 26 34

Q3 2018


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q3 2018 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[3]

In the Q3 2018 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q3 2018 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q3 2018
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 65 18 47
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 25 54 -29
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 45 38 7
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 58 26 32
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 44 41 3
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 50 32 18
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 20 70 -50
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 52 28 24
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 49 40 9
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 56 24 32
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 52 39 13
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 51 35 16
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 25 62 -37
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 50 24 26
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 43 38 5
Republican Party Jeff Colyer Kansas 40 30 10
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 30 55 -25
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 47 34 13
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 40 54 -14
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 67 17 50
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 70 17 53
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 35 50 -15
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 49 37 12
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 53 25 28
Republican Party Mike Parson Missouri 43 17 26
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 54 28 26
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 51 33 18
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 56 23 33
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 60 24 36
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 45 35 10
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 36 54 -18
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 49 40 9
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 49 29 20
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 54 25 29
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 49 32 17
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 17 75 -58
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 39 46 -7
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 48 36 12
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 44 47 -3
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 49 29 20
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 59 27 32
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 55 24 31
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 57 26 31
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 56 26 30
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 50 38 12
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 48 26 22
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 46 33 13
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 43 43 0
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 42 50 -8
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 50 27 23

Q2 2018


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q2 2018 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[4]

In the Q2 2018 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:


The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q2 2018 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q2 2018
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 67 17 50
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 29 54 -25
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 41 43 -2
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 57 26 31
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 44 42 2
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 53 30 23
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 21 71 -50
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 52 28 24
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 54 35 19
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 56 25 31
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 39 46 -7
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 49 37 12
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 27 60 -33
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 52 23 29
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 40 39 1
Republican Party Jeff Colyer Kansas 41 23 18
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 29 57 -28
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 49 35 14
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 40 54 -14
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 68 17 51
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 69 17 52
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 35 50 -15
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 51 35 16
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 55 25 30
Republican Party Mike Parson Missouri 31 13 18
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 51 31 20
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 50 34 16
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 58 21 37
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 61 22 39
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 43 32 11
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 35 54 -19
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 48 39 9
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 50 28 22
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 54 27 27
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 48 33 15
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 19 74 -53
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 44 41 3
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 45 38 7
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 44 46 -2
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 48 28 20
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 61 24 37
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 55 25 30
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 56 26 30
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 56 27 29
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 47 42 5
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 47 26 21
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 49 31 18
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 41 45 -4
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 42 50 -8
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 60 28 32

Q1 2018


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q1 2018 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[5]


In the Q1 2018 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q1 2018 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q1 2018
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 67 15 52
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 29 52 -23
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 43 36 7
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 57 25 32
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 46 40 6
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 52 30 22
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 21 72 -51
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 50 29 21
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 55 33 22
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 56 24 32
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 37 49 -12
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 47 38 9
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 26 60 34
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 52 23 29
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 42 35 7
Republican Party Jeff Colyer Kansas 34 21 13
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 41 43 -2
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 50 31 19
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 41 53 -12
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 68 17 51
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 71 16 55
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 38 48 -10
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 53 35 18
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 52 26 26
Republican Party Eric Greitens Missouri 40 39 1
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 55 32 23
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 53 31 22
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 57 22 35
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 63 21 42
Democratic Party Phil Murphy New Jersey 37 33 4
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 37 53 -16
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 51 37 16
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 50 28 22
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 58 22 36
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 51 32 19
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 25 63 -38
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 43 39 4
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 45 39 6
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 39 50 -11
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 50 24 26
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 62 24 38
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 57 24 33
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 56 26 30
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 60 23 37
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 65 21 44
Democratic Party Ralph Northam Virginia 44 26 18
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 52 30 22
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 42 44 -2
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 43 50 -7
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 61 25 36

Q4 2017


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q4 2017 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[6]


In the Q4 2017 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q4 2017 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q4 2017
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 64 15 49
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 29 55 -26
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 42 36 6
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 59 23 36
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 48 38 10
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 53 31 22
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 23 68 -45
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 55 26 29
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 58 31 27
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 56 24 32
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 46 38 8
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 51 34 17
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 31 55 -24
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 50 24 26
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 44 29 15
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 24 64 -40
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 41 41 0
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 56 27 29
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 42 53 -11
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 66 18 48
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 69 16 53
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 37 47 -10
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 52 33 19
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 51 29 22
Republican Party Eric Greitens Missouri 48 29 19
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 53 31 22
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 54 28 26
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 61 19 42
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 58 22 36
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 19 76 -57
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 33 57 -24
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 55 33 22
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 48 30 18
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 57 22 35
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 52 30 22
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 28 61 -33
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 45 37 8
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 44 38 6
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 40 47 -7
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 52 23 29
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 59 31 28
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 55 24 31
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 59 24 35
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 60 24 36
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 63 21 42
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 47 32 15
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 50 31 19
Republican Party Jim Justice West Virginia 47 39 8
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 43 50 -7
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 63 24 39

Q3 2017


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the Q3 2017 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[7]


In the Q3 2017 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q3 2017 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q3 2017
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 62 12 50
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 40 47 -7
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 46 33 13
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 63 19 44
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 48 37 11
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 54 30 24
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 23 68 -45
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 51 27 24
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 54 34 20
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 56 24 32
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 47 39 8
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 51 35 16
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 30 55 -25
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 53 21 32
Republican Party Kim Reynolds Iowa 45 27 18
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 24 66 -42
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 45 41 4
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 53 32 21
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 42 52 -10
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 66 18 48
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 69 17 52
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 37 50 -13
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 52 34 18
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 55 27 28
Republican Party Eric Greitens Missouri 49 29 20
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 57 26 31
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 56 29 27
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 61 21 40
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 59 22 37
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 18 77 -59
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 37 52 -15
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 55 33 22
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 50 28 22
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 62 17 45
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 55 30 25
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 30 58 -28
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 50 34 16
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 46 38 8
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 41 47 -6
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 51 21 30
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 59 25 34
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 57 23 34
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 58 25 33
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 56 29 27
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 60 21 39
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 48 31 17
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 48 33 15
Democratic Party Jim Justice West Virginia 41 46 -5
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 44 48 -4
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 59 23 36

Q2 2017


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in 49 states as measured in the Q2 2017 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out. Because Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) succeeded Gov. Terry Branstad (R) during the period in which this poll was conducted, approval rating information was not provided for Iowa.[8]

In the Q2 2017 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q2 2017 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q2 2017
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Kay Ivey Alabama 64 13 51
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 42 48 -6
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 48 35 13
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 60 23 37
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 52 37 15
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 56 29 27
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 29 64 -35
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 52 30 22
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 52 37 15
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 57 26 31
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 48 42 6
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 56 34 22
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 40 49 -9
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 53 24 29
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 25 66 -41
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 45 41 4
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 58 29 29
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 47 48 -1
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 68 16 52
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 71 17 54
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 38 52 -14
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 53 35 18
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 57 26 31
Republican Party Eric Greitens Missouri 51 28 23
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 59 28 31
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 59 28 31
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 62 21 41
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 57 23 34
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 25 69 -44
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 44 45 -1
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 60 30 30
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 53 28 25
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 66 15 51
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 57 30 27
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 35 55 -20
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 53 33 20
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 48 37 11
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 43 47 -4
Republican Party Henry McMaster South Carolina 52 20 32
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 65 25 40
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 60 23 37
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 60 27 33
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 61 28 33
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 62 23 39
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 52 30 22
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 52 31 21
Democratic Party Jim Justice West Virginia 51 34 17
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 43 51 -8
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 67 15 52

Q1 2017


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in 49 states as measured in the Q1 2017 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out. Because Gov. Henry McMaster (R) succeeded Gov. Nikki Haley (R) during the period in which this poll was conducted, approval rating information was not provided for South Carolina.[9]

In the Q1 2017 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the Q1 2017 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, Q1 2017
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Robert J. Bentley Alabama 44 48 -4
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 43 53 -10
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 56 31 25
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 67 22 45
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 58 34 24
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 61 28 33
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 29 66 -37
Democratic Party John Carney Jr. Delaware 61 20 41
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 57 36 21
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 63 25 38
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 48 40 8
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 58 32 26
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 42 49 -7
Republican Party Eric Holcomb Indiana 54 19 35
Republican Party Terry E. Branstad Iowa 48 46 2
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 27 66 -39
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 50 39 11
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 60 29 31
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 48 49 -1
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 73 16 57
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 75 17 58
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 40 54 -14
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 58 35 23
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 61 26 35
Republican Party Eric Greitens Missouri 51 25 26
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 59 28 31
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 61 30 31
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 64 22 42
Republican Party Chris Sununu New Hampshire 55 22 33
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 25 71 -46
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 43 48 -5
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 62 31 31
Democratic Party Roy Cooper North Carolina 50 29 21
Republican Party Doug Burgum North Dakota 69 16 53
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 59 33 26
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 41 52 -11
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 58 31 27
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 48 43 5
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 48 45 3
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 68 23 45
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 64 24 40
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 64 24 40
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 64 28 36
Republican Party Phil Scott Vermont 68 16 52
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 53 32 21
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 56 33 23
Democratic Party Jim Justice West Virginia 58 24 34
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 46 51 -5
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 60 27 33

May-September 2016


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the May-September Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[10]

In the May-September 2016 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval ratings in the May-September 2016 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, May-September 2016
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Robert J. Bentley Alabama 35 53 -18
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 50 41 9
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 49 35 14
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 60 24 36
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 57 33 24
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 59 31 28
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 26 70 -44
Democratic Party Jack Markell Delaware 61 24 37
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 49 42 7
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 57 28 29
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 53 30 23
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 51 38 13
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 33 56 -23
Republican Party Mike Pence Indiana 45 45 0
Republican Party Terry E. Branstad Iowa 50 41 9
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 23 71 -48
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 45 41 4
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 46 39 7
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 39 58 -19
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 70 17 53
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 70 18 52
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 33 61 -28
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 59 33 26
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 58 30 28
Democratic Party Jay Nixon Missouri 46 38 8
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 66 19 47
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 56 31 25
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 62 21 41
Democratic Party Maggie Hassan New Hampshire 52 38 14
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 29 68 -39
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 50 45 5
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 62 31 31
Republican Party Pat McCrory North Carolina 46 44 2
Republican Party Jack Dalrymple North Dakota 53 28 25
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 57 33 24
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 40 53 -13
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 57 26 31
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 48 42 6
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 38 55 -17
Republican Party Nikki Haley South Carolina 60 32 28
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 74 15 59
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 63 25 38
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 63 23 40
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 65 24 41
Democratic Party Peter Shumlin Vermont 53 40 13
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 53 29 24
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 54 30 24
Democratic Party Earl Ray Tomblin West Virginia 58 33 25
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 43 53 -10
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 52 23 29

January-May 2016


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the January-May 2016 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[11]

In the January-May 2016 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The five governors with the lowest approval rating in the January-May 2016 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, January-May 2016
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Robert J. Bentley Alabama 46 45 1
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 62 21 41
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 49 32 17
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 62 22 40
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 57 32 25
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 60 28 32
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 29 64 -35
Democratic Party Jack Markell Delaware 66 23 43
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 49 41 8
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 58 27 31
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 47 40 7
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 49 38 11
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 34 54 20
Republican Party Mike Pence Indiana 48 39 9
Republican Party Terry E. Branstad Iowa 47 44 3
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 26 65 -39
Republican Party Matt Bevin Kentucky 33 48 -15
Democratic Party John Bel Edwards Louisana 45 33 12
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 38 58 -20
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 71 16 55
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 72 16 56
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 32 63 -31
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 61 30 31
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 60 24 36
Democratic Party Jay Nixon Missouri 50 34 16
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 61 21 40
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 58 29 29
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 62 20 42
Democratic Party Maggie Hassan New Hampshire 56 33 23
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 36 60 -24
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 48 45 3
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 60 31 29
Republican Party Pat McCrory North Carolina 50 38 12
Republican Party Jack Dalrymple North Dakota 63 20 43
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 61 29 32
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 42 47 -5
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 54 26 28
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 44 45 -1
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 41 53 -12
Republican Party Nikki Haley South Carolina 60 29 31
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 61 28 33
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 63 22 41
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 60 25 35
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 64 23 41
Democratic Party Peter Shumlin Vermont 55 37 18
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 58 24 34
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 55 28 27
Democratic Party Earl Ray Tomblin West Virginia 60 29 31
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 43 53 -10
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 67 24 43

May-November 2015


This map shows the net approval ratings of governors in all 50 states as measured in the May-September 2015 Morning Consult gubernatorial approval poll. To view a governor's raw and net approval ratings, hover over their state. Click the "plus" and "minus" buttons in the upper-right hand corner of the map to zoom in and out.[12]

In the May-November 2015 poll, the five governors with the highest approval ratings were:

The six governors with the lowest approval ratings in the May-November 2015 poll were:

Gubernatorial approval ratings, May-November 2015
Governor State Approval (percent) Disapproval (percent) Net approval (percent)
Republican Party Robert J. Bentley Alabama 47 44 3
Independent Bill Walker Alaska 64 21 43
Republican Party Doug Ducey Arizona 46 36 10
Republican Party Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 65 22 43
Democratic Party Jerry Brown California 57 34 23
Democratic Party John Hickenlooper Colorado 56 32 24
Democratic Party Dan Malloy Connecticut 36 56 -20
Democratic Party Jack Markell Delaware 61 25 36
Republican Party Rick Scott Florida 44 47 -3
Republican Party Nathan Deal Georgia 57 30 27
Democratic Party David Ige Hawaii 52 29 23
Republican Party Butch Otter Idaho 46 42 4
Republican Party Bruce Rauner Illinois 42 45 -3
Republican Party Mike Pence Indiana 48 41 7
Republican Party Terry E. Branstad Iowa 49 42 7
Republican Party Sam Brownback Kansas 26 65 -39
Democratic Party Steve Beshear Kentucky 57 31 26
Republican Party Bobby Jindal Louisana 35 60 -25
Republican Party Paul LePage Maine 39 57 -18
Republican Party Larry Hogan Maryland 69 16 53
Republican Party Charlie Baker Massachusetts 74 14 60
Republican Party Rick Snyder Michigan 45 46 -1
Democratic Party Mark Dayton Minnesota 62 30 32
Republican Party Phil Bryant Mississippi 59 25 34
Democratic Party Jay Nixon Missouri 52 33 19
Democratic Party Steve Bullock Montana 61 24 37
Republican Party Pete Ricketts Nebraska 60 25 35
Republican Party Brian Sandoval Nevada 66 20 46
Democratic Party Maggie Hassan New Hampshire 57 32 25
Republican Party Chris Christie New Jersey 40 57 -17
Republican Party Susana Martinez New Mexico 54 39 15
Democratic Party Andrew Cuomo New York 58 34 24
Republican Party Pat McCrory North Carolina 51 36 15
Republican Party Jack Dalrymple North Dakota 66 15 51
Republican Party John Kasich Ohio 59 29 30
Republican Party Mary Fallin Oklahoma 50 41 9
Democratic Party Kate Brown Oregon 59 18 41
Democratic Party Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 50 36 14
Democratic Party Gina Raimondo Rhode Island 46 39 7
Republican Party Nikki Haley South Carolina 60 33 27
Republican Party Dennis Daugaard South Dakota 70 20 50
Republican Party Bill Haslam Tennessee 64 24 40
Republican Party Greg Abbott Texas 59 26 33
Republican Party Gary Herbert Utah 61 26 35
Democratic Party Peter Shumlin Vermont 46 49 -3
Democratic Party Terry McAuliffe Virginia 55 26 29
Democratic Party Jay Inslee Washington 55 29 26
Democratic Party Earl Ray Tomblin West Virginia 62 25 37
Republican Party Scott Walker Wisconsin 40 57 -17
Republican Party Matt Mead Wyoming 62 27 35

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