Glenn Youngkin in rare territory, 56% approval, Virginia ascending

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the primary high Republican elected statewide for the reason that commonwealth turned blue in 2013, has moved into uncommon territory with a excessive sufficient approval score to bolster his pro-parent, anti-tax agenda.

Within the newest Mason Dixon survey, Youngkin has a 56% approval score, his highest in a pattern that started as quickly as he took the oath of workplace final 12 months. Simply 31% disapprove of the previous businessman, an enormous 25-point hole.

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His approvals have been excessive in each part of Virginia besides the liberal Washington, D.C., suburbs. However even there, he was above water with a 49% approval score versus a 38% disapproval. In central and southwest Virginia, his approvals neared 70%.

It’s the second survey to seek out that voters consider the commonwealth is shifting in the appropriate course, a radical conflict with how they really feel concerning the nation. And it was an indication that Youngkin’s agenda is driving the constructive spirit round Virginia.

Mason Dixon, for instance, discovered that by a margin of 47%-40%, Virginians consider the commonwealth is headed in the appropriate course. Even voters in liberal northern Virginia have been constructive, with 45% believing it’s headed in the appropriate course to 40% who don’t.

A brand new Christopher Newport College survey simply out additionally had constructive information for Youngkin. It stated that Virginia is headed in the appropriate course, by a forty five% to 37% margin, and stored his approval score at 50%.

These outcomes are uncommon for the reason that commonwealth has picked each Democratic presidential candidate since Barack Obama in 2008.

Whereas it’s too early to find out if Youngkin has turned Virginia pink, there are indicators within the new polls that President Joe Biden and his agenda are dropping favor huge time. In actual fact, his poor scores solely improve the significance of Youngkin’s constructive numbers.

Take Biden’s approval score in Virginia within the Mason Dixon survey. Simply 45% approve of his job versus 52% who don’t. And 59% really feel the U.S. is headed within the incorrect course.

Within the CNU survey, 73% really feel the nation goes within the incorrect course, and Biden’s approval is simply 38% to 57%.

The polling is a shot within the arm for Youngkin, who just lately unveiled his 2023 agenda and finances. “Virginia is displaying sturdy assist for his agenda,” stated a Richmond official.

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In actual fact, the CNU survey discovered good backing for the governor’s efforts in its “State of the Commonwealth 2023” ballot and evaluation.

“Virginia voters present assist for a few of Governor Youngkin’s insurance policies, together with slim assist for a discount within the state earnings tax and requiring parental approval for college students to be referred to by a unique pronoun from their delivery certificates in Ok-12 public colleges. Alternatively, a majority of registered voters don’t assist the governor’s environmental coverage proposals, abortion restrictions, or his company tax lower proposal. Nonetheless, half of Virginia voters approve of the job Governor Youngkin is doing and are extra optimistic concerning the course of the Commonwealth than the state of the nation,” stated the survey from CNU’s Wason Middle for Civic Management.