Political Leaders Receive Low Favorability Ratings

Publication Date: 04/09/2026 5:00 AM CST

Political Leaders Receive Low Favorability Ratings

Publication: 04/09/2026 5:00 AM CST

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More than half of voters (57%) have never heard of Democratic Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear, or don't know enough to have an opinion.
- Consequently, Beshear is viewed favorably by 27% of registered voters and unfavorably by 17%.
- Four out of 10 (39%) of Democratic voters view Beshear favorably compared to only 16% of Republicans who feel the same.
Democratic Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, received similar ratings to Beshear's.
- Almost one third (30%) view her favorably.
- One quarter (24%) view her unfavorably.
- However, similar to Beshear, many voters (45%) have never heard of Whitmer or don't know enough to have an opinion.
- Not quite half (48%) of Democrats view Whitmer favorably, and only 17% of Republicans feel the same.
Lee Zeldin, the Trump-appointed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is also not widely known. More than half of voters (61%) have never heard of him or don't know enough about him to have an opinion.
- He is viewed favorably by 21% and unfavorably by 18%.
- Thirty-one percent (31%) of Republicans favor Zeldin, and only 14% of Democrats favor him.
Pam Bondi (recently removed by President Trump from her post as U.S. Attorney General) continues to receive low ratings.
- One quarter (25%) view Bondi favorably, down 4 points from December and down 7 points from last August.
- Forty-five percent (45%) view her unfavorably, up 9 points from December and up 10 points from last August.
- Almost a third (30%) have never heard of Bondi or don't know enough to have an opinion.
- Republicans view Bondi favorably by a 38% to 27% margin.
- On the other side of the aisle, Democrats view her unfavorably by a 62% to 14% margin.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, April 3, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.