Polls: Youngkin Has Positive Job Approval, Biden Approval Declining

Governor Glenn Youngkin has net positive job approval in two polls released Friday. A Roanoke College poll has the governor at 53 percent approval and 35 percent disapproval while a Public Policy Polling survey has him at 43 percent approval, 34 percent disapproval.

The Roanoke results are up from 50 percent approval in February, although the PPP results are lower than March results, according to press releases.

“More Democrats (41 percent) approve of Youngkin’s performance now than they did three months ago (30 percent), while approval in Youngkin’s own party is down (84 percent approval in February versus 75% approval now),” a press release explained.

In both polls, President Joe Biden’s approval is low: PPP found 50 percent disapproval and 36 percent approval, and Roanoke found 57 percent disapproval and 37 percent approval.

In the PPP poll, 37 percent said they think Virginia is headed in the right direction, and in the Roanoke poll, 50 percent said they thought things in the Commonwealth are going in the right direction. Only 21 percent in the Roanoke poll said things are going in the right direction nationally, while only 15 percent in the PPP poll think things are going in the right direction in the U.S.

“No surprise, but very few people are happy with government these days,” said Dr. David Taylor, director of The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College…. (Excerpt from The Virginia Star)