PPP’s newest North Carolina poll finds that Thom Tillis is unpopular and would start out trailing Roy Cooper for reelection.
Just 25% of voters in the state approve of the job he’s doing to 46% who disapprove. Only 21% characterize him as a strong leader, with a 51% majority labeling him weak. Tills trails Cooper 47-43 in a hypothetical head to head.
North Carolinians are slightly down on Donald Trump despite his victory in the state four months ago with 48% approving and 49% disapproving of the job he’s doing. Part of Tillis’ unpopularity may stem from the perception that he carries water for Trump- by an 11 point margin voters think he’s a ‘partisan voice for Donald Trump’ rather than ‘an independent voice for North Carolina.’
North Carolinians are even more down on Elon Musk than they are on Donald Trump. Just 44% think he should have a significant role in government to 52% who say he shouldn’t.
At the state level voters think by a 24 point margin that Allison Riggs was the rightful winner of last year’s Supreme Court race rather than Jefferson Griffin. 46% of voters don’t have an opinion though- after given a basic explanation of the facts in the case 55% think Riggs won to 24% who side with Griffin.
Only 24% of North Carolinians think 65,000 votes from last year’s election should be tossed out, to 59% who disagree with that action being taken. And by a 78/10 spread they think the voters, rather than the State Supreme Court, should determine who takes the seat on the court.
Josh Stein starts out with a +19 approval rating as Governor, with 42% approving of him and 23% disapproving. Ted Budd has not made much of an impression in his first few years in the Senate. 26% of voters approve of him and 39% disapprove, suggesting an early likelihood of North Carolina having highly competitive Senate elections each of the next two cycles. Democratic hopes of regaining control of the Senate over the next 2-4 years are likely to run through the Tar Heel state.
PPP surveyed 662 North Carolina voters on March 4th and 5th with a margin of error of +/-3.8%. Full results here
