US EditionGov. Moore's Approval Rating Drops to 48% as Marylanders Say State Is on the Wrong Track, UMBC Poll Finds
The first UMBC poll to show Moore below 50% also finds 59% of Maryland adults say the state is on the wrong track.
- The UMBC Institute of Politics Poll of 804 Marylanders found 48% approve of Governor Wes Moore's job performance, marking the first time his approval rating has fallen below 50% during his term.
- Economic pessimism drove these results, as 76% of residents described the state's economy as "poor or fair," while only 30% believe Maryland is moving in the right direction.
- Partisan divisions split approval sharply, with 69% of Democrats approving compared to 73% of Republicans who disapprove of Moore's performance.
- Campaign spokesman Carter Elliott blamed federal policies for the economic environment, asserting Moore is working to lower costs for Marylanders despite economic headwinds.
- UMBC Institute of Politics director Mileah Kromer noted residents express low levels of trust in government, adding that attitudes toward the state's direction have "noticeably worsened since the fall.
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Poll: Moore job approval below 50%
For the first time in his term, Gov. Wes Moore’s job approval rating has fallen below 50%. The UMBC Institute of Politics Poll of 804 Marylanders found 48% approve of the job the Democrat is doing, 42% disapprove and 9% don’t know. “That puts him still above water, but certainly at a place where he wasn’t last year,” said Institute director and pollster Mileah Kromer. The approval numbers are down from 52% in October and 54% in October 2024. The…
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The Southern Maryland ChronicleMoore job approval falls below 50% for the first time
Gov. Wes Moore (D) has seen his poll numbers steadily slip, in part because of a "general gloomy, gloomy picture" that people have of politics and the economy. (File photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)A new poll released Wednesday finds Gov. Wes Moore (D) with less than 50% job approval. The survey by the Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is the first to show Moore under 50% since he was sworn in three y…
Wes Moore approval rate declines as few Marylanders trust government at any level
A new University of Maryland, Baltimore County poll released Wednesday shows Governor Wes Moore's approval rating slipping, though it remains higher than his disapproval rating.Forty-eight percent of Marylanders polled in late March said they approved of the job Governor Moore is doing, dropping from 52% in UMBC's October 2025 poll.This approval is sharply split by party, with a majority of Democrats approving of the job Moore is doing and a maj…
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