The latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds California voters now hold a more critical view of the job Gavin Newsom is doing as governor than they did immediately prior to his successful defeat of last year’s recall election. According to the poll, 48% of the state’s registered voters approve of the Governor’s performance overall, while 47% disapprove.
These ratings compare to more positive appraisals found by the poll in July and September of last year, when 50% approved and 42% disapproved, and are significantly lower than was found in September 2020, when Newsom received a 64% approval rating from the state’s voters.
Contributing to voters’ more mixed assessment of the Governor are growing concerns of how Newsom is handling several festering problems, such as homelessness and crime, that are now plaguing the state. CONTINUED
Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll
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