Poll: Majority wants Democrats to control Wisconsin Legislature

A slight majority of Wisconsin voters want Democrats to control the state Legislature after the Nov. 5 election, according to a new Wisconsin Watch poll conducted by The MassINC Polling Group and released Monday.

The survey also found strong distrust of state government, with only 24% saying they think Wisconsin state government operates in an open and transparent way, 46% saying it doesn’t and 28% saying they’re unsure.

The survey of 800 likely voters found 51% of respondents would prefer if Democrats controlled the Legislature in January, while 44% prefer Republicans. The seven-point difference was almost outside the poll’s margin of error of +/-3.8%.

Notably, 48% of independent voters said they would prefer if Democrats controlled the statehouse while 42% of independents backed Republicans. Democrats had a significant lead among women, the poll found, 56% to 39%. Republicans had a small advantage among men, 50% to 45%.



https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/09/wisconsin-watch-legislature-poll-democrat-republican-senate-assembly-voters/