Ohio Voters Say Midterms Need to Restore Balance of Power… Trump Approval Rating Upside Down… Brown Leads Renacci by Double Digits in Senate Race
Ohio voters consider this year’s midterm elections to carry weight. In fact, many voters (67%) believe the midterms are very important and consider them a referendum on the administration of President Donald Trump. Democrats (76%) and Republicans (71%) acknowledge the importance of the elections.
A majority of registered voters (51%) say their midterm vote will send a message that the country needs more Democrats to serve as a check and balance on President Trump. 35% of Ohio voters think more Republicans are needed to push through the president’s agenda. When looking at the generic ballot question in Ohio, Democrats (46%) edge Republicans (42%). Similarly, 43% of voters want to see a Congress controlled by Democrats, and 40% hope to keep Republicans in charge.
Ohio incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown has a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger Jim Renacci in the contest for U.S. Senate. Brown receives the support of 51% to Renacci’s 38%.
This year’s campaign in Ohio occurs with a president in office whose approval rating is upside down in the Buckeye State. A majority of residents statewide (57%) also do not think President Trump deserves re-election in 2020 and think it’s time to give a new person a chance.
“Trump carried Ohio by a comfortable margin in 2016,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. “But, today only about one-third of Ohio voters would like to see the president win another term, and even more than one in five Republicans think it’s time to give someone else a chance.”
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