In a recent poll at the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College, the Governor’s approval rating has climbed to 55% while disapproval remains at 35%. Approval among Republicans is up to 86%, after being at 75% as recently as June.
In Virginia Biden’s approval numbers are up 39% from a low of 37% in June.
Only 36% of poll participants wanted Youngkin to run for President in 2024 while 54% did not.
From CardinalNews.org:
“In an early contest for the GOP primary for president, 28% of Virginia Republicans would vote for Youngkin while 62% would vote for former President Donald Trump and 9% would vote for someone else or aren’t sure whom they would vote for.”
On National issues:
“In the new poll, 40% of respondents in Virginia feel that abortion should be legal under all circumstances, while 48% believe it should be legal under some circumstances, and 10% favor a total ban on abortion.“
“On Russia’s war against Ukraine, 73% said they continue to follow the news either very or somewhat closely six months into the conflict, down slightly from 76% in May. Slightly fewer Republicans (70%) than Democrats (80%) follow the war that closely. Nearly the same percentage now (64%) as in May (66%) believe that the worst is yet to come. Democratic opinion on this is nearly unchanged from May, but now 58% of Republicans think the worst is in the future compared to 70% in May.“
In Virginia 51% believe the Commonwealth is headed in the right direction while 45% believe we are headed in the wrong direction.
More at the links above.
