NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island voters remain unhappy with Dan McKee’s job performance as governor, but they are also on track to elect Democrats in all major races this fall, according to a new survey released Monday.
The poll by Salve Regina University’s Pell Center surveyed 876 Rhode Island voters who said they are likely to vote in the November election, asking their current opinions about a host of incumbent elected officials as well as how they plan to vote in some key races on Nov. 5.
The poll shows just 34% of voters approve of McKee’s job performance, basically unchanged from his 36% rating in the previous Pell Center poll in June, while 56% say they disapprove of how the governor is handling his job.
Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is also in poor shape following her scandal-tarred congressional bid last year. Just 26% of voters approve of Matos’s job performance, basically unchanged from June, while 39% disapprove and 35% don’t know.
Only 41% of voters say Rhode Island is headed in the right direction, while 59% say the state is on the wrong track. Two-thirds of Democrats are happy with the state’s trajectory, but only 28% of independents and just 5% of Republicans say the same.