Overview
- UMBC surveyed 757 registered voters by phone Oct. 21–25, reporting a ±3.5% margin of error.
- Moore’s support is highly polarized, with 77% approval among Democrats, 8% among Republicans, and 42% among independents.
- Sixty-nine percent rate Maryland’s economy as poor or fair, with strong concern about food prices (92%), health care costs (89%), electricity bills (88%), and access to good-paying jobs (86%).
- Trump’s approval in Maryland is 32% with 67% disapproving, and majorities assign blame for the federal shutdown to Trump (59%) and congressional Republicans (61%), with 40% citing congressional Democrats.
- Moore’s overall approval matches February’s reading, while disapproval has risen from earlier measures to 44%, which UMBC notes is near the poll’s margin of error; additional poll findings on the governor’s race and artificial intelligence will be released this week.