A Mason-Dixon Polling survey released Thursday shows that Gov. Tate Reeves’ approval has risen among Mississippi voters, while President Biden’s has flagged.
And a large majority opposes Trump’s conviction in the U.S. Senate in the ongoing trial on an inciting insurrection charge.
The survey found that 56-percent polled approve of the job Reeves is doing (up from 50-percent a year ago) and 36-percent disapprove. The poll is also in sharp contrast to one by Millsaps College/Chism Strategies last month that showed 34-percent approving Reeves’ performance and nearly 50-percent disapproving.
The poll by Florida-based Mason-Dixon was conducted from Feb. 2-5, among 625 registered voters and asked only three questions: on Reeves, Biden and Trump’s trial. The poll included 46-percent Republicans, 32-percent Democrats and 22-percent independents. Its margin of error is plus-or-minus 4 points.
The poll found that approval for Biden, who lost the state in November with 41-percent of the vote, is at 35-percent, with 56-percent disapproving.
It also showed that 62-percent of voters oppose Trump’s conviction in the Senate trial, with 35-percent supporting it.
According to the poll, Biden has gained no ground with Mississippi Republicans. It showed that 87-percent of Democrats approve of the job he’s doing so far, but only 3-percent of Republicans.
