A statewide poll of Louisiana voters shows approval ratings for Governor Landry and President Trump have fallen. The Pelican Institute for Public Policy surveyed 762 Louisiana voters, and 43% approve of Landry’s job performance. Pelican Institute Vice President Erin Bendily says Landry’s approval rating last year was 58%, but she believes rising costs are hurting Landry’s approval numbers.
“Certainly, as they have continued to experience some financial strain at home, they’re looking to see if some of these reforms that have been promised are going to come to fruition,” Bendily said.
Bendily says Landry’s disapproval rating held steady from last year at 36%. But the percentage of voters who said they are unsure of Governor Landry’s job performance jumped from 6% to 22%.
“There’s growing uncertainty right now. I think there are a lot of issues that are being debated right now that voters are trying to make sense of,” Bendily said.
Bendily says in their poll last year, President Trump’s approval rating among Louisiana voters was 60%, but this year it’s down to 49%.
“We have seen some shifting there. All of that to say, these are still high numbers. 49% approval is still high,” Bendily noted.
Forty-seven percent of Louisiana respondents disapprove of the President’s job performance.
A spokesperson for the governor’s re-election campaign says the poll does not reflect what they are seeing and hearing.
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