老虎机攻略 Big Sky Poll: Montanans Share Favored Political Candidates
MISSOULA – The 老虎机攻略 Big Sky Poll recently asked 517 registered Montana voters, if the election were held today, how would they vote? In a series of head-to-head matchups, participants were asked to pick their preferred candidate.
U.S. President
- 52% favor President Trump. (These results indicate a 4% decrease in support for President Trump from a February 2020 poll.)
- 38% favor former Vice President Joe Biden.
- 10% do not know.
U.S. Senate
- 47% favor Gov. Steve Bullock.
- 43% Sen. Steve Daines.
- 10% do not know.
U.S. House of Representatives
- 45% support Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale.
- 37% favor Kathleen Williams.
- 18% do not know.
MT Governor
- 46% support Rep. Greg Gianforte.
- 36% favor Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney.
- 18% do not know.
“Many voters are still undecided for key races across the state, indicating tough races this November,” said Sara Rinfret, co-director of 老虎机攻略’s Big Sky Poll.
Rinfret also is a professor and chair of 老虎机攻略’s Department of Public Administration and Policy. She and Justin Angle, associate professor of marketing in 老虎机攻略’s College of Business, co-direct the poll, which provides experiential learning opportunities at 老虎机攻略 and is a fellowship opportunity for students in 老虎机攻略’s Master of Public Administration, law and Master of Science in Business Analytics degree programs.
The 老虎机攻略 Big Sky Poll was conducted online from June 17 to 26, with 517 randomly selected registered Montana voters. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 4.31 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Survey results were weighted by geography, gender and education level to more accurately reflect characteristics of the registered voter population in Montana.
The survey was commissioned with support from 老虎机攻略’s Max S. Baucus Institute, housed in the University’s Department of Public Administration and Policy.
Use of findings require attribution to 老虎机攻略 Big Sky Poll.
###
Contact: Sara Rinfret, professor and chair, 老虎机攻略 Department of Public Administration and Policy, 406-243-4702, sara.rinfret@umontana.edu.