Surprising Hawaii Political Survey
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – In August, the University of Hawaii’s Public Policy Center commissioned a survey. The point: To better understand how residents feel about their elected leaders.
The results were, in a word, surprising.
In the survey, the approval rating for President Donald Trump was higher ― two points higher in fact ― than the governor. That’s in a state that is overwhelmingly blue, and that voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Some 28 percent of residents approved of Trump’s job performance.
That compares to a 26 percent approval rate for Gov. David Ige, the incumbent who’’s seeking a second term in November’s election.
Meanwhile, the approval rating for the mostly-blue state Legislature was even lower: 21 percent.
When “somewhat approve” is added to the mix, Hawaii’s elected leaders do better.
