Posted on 10/08/24
| News Source: FOX45
Annapolis, MD - Oct. 8, 2024 - More than half of Marylanders approve of how Gov. Wes Moore is performing as governor and 46% say the state is headed in the right direction, while 66% of adults in the sate have a poor or fair view of the economic conditions over the past year, according to a new poll from the UMBC Institute of Politics.
The poll, which was conducted between Sept. 23 and Sept. 28, asked a series of questions about the direction of Maryland, economic state, political leadership, and the size of state government to 1,003 adults with a margin of error of 3.1%.
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Gov. Moore, who is in the middle of his first term, continues to see high job approval ratings. According to the poll, 54% of Marylanders approve of the governor’s job performance, while 32% disapprove. Gov. Moore is highly popular among members of his own party, with 80% of Democrats say they approve of his job performance.
Unlike former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan – who was often more popular among Democratic voters than Republican, 17% of GOP voters approve of Gov. Moore’s performance. Independent voters are split on their views of Gov. Moore: 47% approve of his performance; 41% disapprove.
According to the poll, 32% of Marylanders have at least a good view of the economic conditions, while 66% have a fair or poor view. The price of groceries and other goods may be a factor in some Marylander’s pessimistic view toward the economy. Nearly 90% of Marylanders are at least somewhat concerned about the price of food and other goods. Affordable housing is a close second on the list of economic concerns for Marylanders, with 81% of people saying it was at least somewhat of a worry.
Finding employment with a fair wage was a concern for 75% of Marylanders, and 74% said the price of gasoline and other energy products were a concern. Just under half – or 47% - of Marylanders said they were concerned about the fate of the stock market.
Most of the people in the state said they either want to keep the current level of state-sponsored services if it means keeping taxes where they are, 40%, or offer fewer government-funded services to reduce taxes, 36%. Only 15% of Marylanders said they would rather have more state government services, even if it meant higher taxes.