On September 11, 2024, Marquette Law School released a new statewide election poll, which was conducted between August 28 – September 5.  The following poll findings may be of interest.

Presidential Race

The following are the results for polling of likely Wisconsin voters: 

• Kamala Harris (D):  52%
• Donald Trump (R):  48%

U.S. Senate Race

The following are the results for likely Wisconsin voters: 

• Tammy Baldwin (D):  52%
• Eric Hovde (R):  47%

Governor Tony Evers’ Job Performance

This poll asked registered voters if they approve or disapprove of the way that Democrat Tony Evers is handling his job as Governor.  This poll found the following:

• Approve:  51%
• Disapprove:  44%
• Don’t know:  5%

Direction of the State and Economic Conditions

Direction of the State

This poll asked registered voters whether things in Wisconsin are generally going in the right direction, or if things have gotten off on the wrong track.  This poll found the following:

• Right Direction:  46%
• Wrong Track:  53%

Views of the National Economy

This poll asked registered voters how they would describe the national economy.  This poll found the following: 

• Excellent:  3%
• Good:  32%
• Not so good: 35%
• Poor:  30%

Polling on Various Issues – By Political Party

Republican Voters

This poll also asked Wisconsin registered voters which issue (out of the following eight issues) is the most important.  This poll found that the following issues are the most important to Republican voters:

• Economy:  55%
• Immigration and border security:  23%
• Abortion policy:  6%
• Ensuring fair and accurate elections:  5%
• Foreign relations:  3%
• Medicare & Social Security:  2%
• Health care:  2%
• The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza:  1%
• Don’t know:  1%

Democratic Voters

This poll also asked Wisconsin registered voters which issue (out of the following eight issues) is the most important.  This poll found that the following issues are the most important to Democratic voters:

• Abortion policy:  27%
• Economy:  26%
• Medicare & Social Security:  16%
• Ensuring fair and accurate elections:  13%
• Health care:  9%
• The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza:  3%
• Foreign relations:  2%
• Immigration and border security:  0%
• Don’t know:  4%