{"id":40802230112,"date":"2018-04-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/?post_type=poll&#038;p=40802230112"},"modified":"2021-05-12T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:42:24","slug":"monmouthpoll_nj_041118","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_nj_041118\/","title":{"rendered":"Murphy Starts Term With Higher Ratings Than Prior Govs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>West Long Branch, NJ<\/em> \u2013 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy starts off his tenure with a fairly positive job rating. He is in a markedly better position than his two predecessors at the same early point in their administrations. These findings come from the first <strong><em>Monmouth University Poll<\/em><\/strong> of Garden State residents since Murphy took office earlier this year. However, there is also some doubt about where Murphy\u2019s priorities lie. New Jerseyans believe that poor residents will do better than middle class residents and property tax payers as a result of the new governor\u2019s policies. And the public is divided on whether Murphy puts governing the state ahead of his own personal ambitions or vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 44% of New Jersey adults approve of the job Murphy is doing as governor compared to 28% who disapprove. Another 28% have no opinion of the governor\u2019s performance twelve weeks into his term. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats (65%) approve and only 7% disapprove, while just 17% of Republicans approve and 59% disapprove. Among independents, 41% approve and 33% disapprove of the governor\u2019s performance to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that Murphy has a net positive job rating marks a departure from the prior two governors at the same point in their terms. Chris Christie held a slightly negative 41% approve to 44% disapprove rating in April 2010 and Jon Corzine received a slightly negative 34% approve to 37% disapprove rating in April 2006 according to Monmouth polling. More residents formed an opinion about Christie early in his governorship than did for either Murphy or Corzine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new governor generally reveals key policy priorities in the state budget proposal submitted shortly after taking office. Just 9% say they are satisfied with Murphy\u2019s budget proposal, 29% say they are not particularly satisfied but can live with it, and 23% are dissatisfied. Nearly 4-in-10 (38%), though, have no opinion or have not heard about the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More New Jerseyans say that they have no opinion or have not heard of Murphy\u2019s spending plan (38%) than said the same about Christie\u2019s (13%) or even Corzine\u2019s (30%) first budgets. In fact, only 15% say they have heard a lot about Murphy\u2019s plan, which is lower than those who heard a lot about the first budget submitted by Christie (45%) and even Corzine (25%). This lack of awareness also means that outright dissatisfaction with Murphy\u2019s budget (23%) is lower than it was for the proposals offered by either Christie (39%) or Corzine (30%). On the other hand, satisfaction with the current governor\u2019s spending plan (9%) is not substantially different than it was for Corzine\u2019s (8%) and slightly less than for Christie\u2019s (19%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPerhaps one reason why Murphy\u2019s overall job rating is so positive is because fewer New Jerseyans are paying attention to this new governor than in the past,\u201d said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute. \u201cIt\u2019s worth noting that turnout in last year\u2019s election was a record low and Monmouth\u2019s polling found that most voters couldn\u2019t say whether Murphy\u2019s views were in line with the state. It\u2019s not clear how much more they know now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR METRICS<br><em>after 3 months in office<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Murphy<br><em>4\/18<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Christie<br><em>4\/10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Corzine<br><em>4\/06<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Job rating<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Approve<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Disapprove<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>37%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; No opinion<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Aware of budget proposal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Lot<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Little<\/td><td>55%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothing<\/td><td>30%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Opinion of budget proposal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Satisfied<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Can live with it<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; Dissatisfied<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp; No opinion\/not aware<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents are evenly divided on whether Murphy is more concerned with governing the state of New Jersey (40%) or more concerned about his own political future (39%) after just three months on the job. Democrats are more likely to say he puts New Jersey (57%) before his own ambitions (22%) while Republicans believe the opposite (18% New Jersey more and 66% own future more). Independents are divided, with 36% saying he puts New Jersey first and 42% saying he puts his own political future first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public opinion may be split on where Murphy\u2019s focus lies, but these results are still more positive than when the same question was asked about his immediate predecessor. Christie left office with nearly 8-in-10 New Jerseyans (79%) saying he put his own political ambitions ahead of the state he governed. The only time Christie was seen as putting New Jersey before his own future was in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but opinion flipped back on this question after the Bridgegate scandal broke in early 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpeculation about Phil Murphy\u2019s political ambition has circulated since he entered the public arena in New Jersey just over three years ago touting an unabashedly liberal agenda. Opinion on where his heart lies now splits along predictable party lines. But there is still a large number of independents who wonder whether he\u2019s focused more on the state or on the national stage,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murphy campaigned on a platform to build \u201ca middle class for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century,\u201d but the poll finds that few New Jerseyans expect the middle class \u2013 and property tax payers in particular \u2013 will benefit from his time as governor. Just 26% say Murphy\u2019s policies will ultimately help middle class residents in the state. More (41%) expect that his policies will hurt the middle class, while 17% say his policies will have no impact on that group. Expectations are even lower for how property tax payers will be affected; only 17% say Murphy\u2019s policies will help this group while fully 51% say they will be hurt by his policies. Just 14% say property tax payers will feel no impact either way from Murphy\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other end of the spectrum, New Jerseyans are more likely to say that poor residents will be helped (38%) rather than hurt (29%) by Murphy\u2019s policies, with another 14% saying they will feel no impact. Transit riders are also more likely to benefit according to public expectations \u2013 28% say the new governor\u2019s policies will help transit riders, 19% say they will be hurt, and 18% say there will be no impact, although a plurality of 34% are not sure how the Murphy administration\u2019s actions will affect transit riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garden State residents are divided on whether wealthy residents will be helped (24%), be hurt (29%), or feel no impact (30%) from Murphy\u2019s policies. There is a similar divide on businesses in the state \u2013 30% say businesses will be helped by Murphy\u2019s policies and 33% say they will be hurt, with 15% saying state businesses will feel no impact either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, more Democrats say that these groups will be helped rather than hurt by Murphy \u2013 with one significant exception. Even the governor\u2019s fellow Democrats are more likely to say that property tax payers will be hurt (41%) rather than helped (19%) by his policies. In other partisan results, Republicans and independents are divided on whether poor residents and transit riders will be helped or hurt. But they feel the other groups mentioned in the survey are more likely to be hurt by Murphy\u2019s policies, with Republicans significantly more likely than independents to feel this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGovernor Murphy is definitely enjoying a honeymoon period, largely because his budget proposal seems to be flying under the radar right now. But many New Jerseyans are skeptical about his promises to strengthen the middle class. It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming months,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The poll also finds that the New Jersey legislature receives a 36% approve and 39% disapprove rating from state residents. This marks an improvement in public opinion for that body going back a number of years. The last time public <em>disapproval<\/em> of the state legislature dipped below 40% was January 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Monmouth University Poll<\/em> was conducted by telephone from April 6 to 10, 2018 with 703 New Jersey adults.&nbsp; The results in this release have a margin of error of +\/- 3.7 percent.&nbsp; The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS AND RESULTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(* Some columns may not add to 100% due to rounding.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>Q1 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question2\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">2.<\/span><span class=\"question-text\">Do you approve or disapprove of the job Phil Murphy is doing as governor?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td> <p><em>All adults<\/em><\/p><br><\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approve<\/td><td><strong>44%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disapprove<\/td><td><strong>28%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) No opinion<\/td><td><strong>28%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question3\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">3.<\/span><span class=\"question-text\">Do you approve or disapprove of the job the state legislature is doing?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td><br><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approve<\/td><td><strong>36%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disapprove<\/td><td><strong>39%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) No opinion<\/td><td><strong>24%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND: <em>Registered voters<\/em><\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">July <br>2017<\/td><td>May<br>2016<\/td><td>July<br>2015<\/td><td>May<br>2015<\/td><td>Feb.<br>2015<\/td><td>Sept.<br>2014<\/td><td>June<br>2014<\/td><td>April<br>2014<\/td><td>Feb.<br>2014<\/td><td>Jan.<br>2014<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Dec. <br>2013<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Sept.<br>2013<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">April<br>2013<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Feb.<br>2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approve<\/td><td><strong>34%<\/strong><\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>37%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disapprove<\/td><td><strong>42%<\/strong><\/td><td>62%<\/td><td>53%<\/td><td>51%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>46%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><td>38%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) No opinion<\/td><td><strong>24%<\/strong><\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(632)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><em>(758)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(703)<\/em><\/td><td><em>(453)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(441)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(712)<\/em><\/td><td><em>(680)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(717)<\/em><\/td><td><em>(690)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(690)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(470)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(698)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(674)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(694)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>697<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND: <em>Registered voters <\/em><br><em>continued<\/em><\/td><td>Dec. 2012<\/td><td>Sept. 2012<\/td><td>July 2012<\/td><td>April 2012<\/td><td>Feb. 2012<\/td><td>Oct. 2011<\/td><td>Aug. 2011<\/td><td>May 2011<\/td><td>Feb. 2011<\/td><td>July 2010<\/td><td>April 2010<\/td><td>Feb. 2010<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approve<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>37%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disapprove<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>45%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><td>57%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>(n)<\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>726<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>715<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>678<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>692<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(709)<\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>693<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(730)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(725)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>718<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>747<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>719<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(<\/em><em>716<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>TREND: <em>Registered voters <\/em><br><em>continued<\/em><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">July<br> 2009<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Feb. <br>2009<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Sept. <br>2008<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">July <br>2008<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">April <br>2008<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">March <br>2008<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Oct. <br>2007<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">Feb. <br>2007<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approve<\/td><td>31%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><td>28%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disapprove<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>55%<\/td><td>50%<\/td><td>47%<\/td><td>55%<\/td><td>53%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><td>42%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>26%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>22%<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>23%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>(n)<\/em><\/td><td><em>(792<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(721<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(709<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(889<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(720<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(719<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(688<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><td><em>(681<\/em><em>)<\/em><em><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>Q4-7 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question8\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">8.<\/span><span class=\"question-text\">Do you think Phil Murphy is more concerned with governing the state of New Jersey OR more concerned about his own political future? [CHOICES WERE ROTATED]<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Governing the state of NJ<\/td><td><strong>40%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>His own political future<\/td><td><strong>39%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both equally<\/td><td><strong>3%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>18%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question9\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">9.<\/span><span class=\"question-text\">How much have you heard about Governor Murphy\u2019s proposed state budget for the coming year \u2013 a lot, a little, or nothing at all?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A lot<\/td><td><strong>15%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A little<\/td><td><strong>55%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nothing at all<\/td><td><strong>30%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question10\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">10.<\/span><span class=\"question-text\">How would you describe your reaction to the governor\u2019s budget plan \u2013 would you say you are satisfied with it, not particularly satisfied but you can live with it, or you are definitely dissatisfied with it?<\/span><\/p>\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Satisfied<\/td><td><strong>9%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Can live with it<\/td><td><strong>29%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dissatisfied<\/td><td><strong>23%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>8%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Have not heard about proposed budget (from Q9)<\/em><\/td><td><strong>30%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"Question11\" class=\"wp-block-mu-question\"><p class=\"question\"><span class=\"question-number\">11.<\/span><span class=\"question-text\">I\u2019d like to get your opinion on how Governor Murphy\u2019s policies will affect different groups of New Jerseyans. Will his policies help, hurt, or have no impact on [READ ITEM]?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[<em>ITEMS WERE ROTATED<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle class residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td><strong>26%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td><strong>41%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No impact<\/td><td><strong>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both help and hurt<\/td><td><strong>2%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>14%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td><strong>38%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td><strong>29%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No impact<\/td><td><strong>14%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both help and hurt<\/td><td><strong>2%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Wealthy residents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td><strong>24%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td><strong>29%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No impact<\/td><td><strong>30%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both help and hurt<\/td><td><strong>1%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Property tax payers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td><strong>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td><strong>51%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No impact<\/td><td><strong>14%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both help and hurt<\/td><td><strong>1%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Transit riders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td><strong>28%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td><strong>19%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No impact<\/td><td><strong>18%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both help and hurt<\/td><td><strong>1%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>34%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>April<br>2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td><strong>30%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td><strong>33%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No impact<\/td><td><strong>15%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Both help and hurt<\/td><td><strong>1%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td><td><strong>21%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; (n)<\/em><\/td><td><strong><em>(703)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>Q12-39 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>METHODOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Monmouth University Poll<\/em> was sponsored and conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute from April 6 to 10, 2018 with a random sample of 703 New Jersey adults age 18 and older, in English.&nbsp;This includes 421 contacted by a live interviewer on a landline telephone and 282 contacted by a live interviewer on a cell phone.&nbsp;Telephone numbers were selected through random digit dialing and landline respondents were selected with a modified Troldahl-Carter youngest adult household screen. Monmouth is responsible for all aspects of the survey design, data weighting and analysis. Final sample is weighted for region, age, education, gender and race based on US Census information.&nbsp;Data collection support provided by Braun Research (field) and SSI (RDD sample).&nbsp;For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling has a maximum margin of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points (unadjusted for sample design).&nbsp; Sampling error can be larger for sub-groups (see table below).&nbsp;In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-mu-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td><em>DEMOGRAPHICS (weighted)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Self-Reported<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>21% Republican<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>41% Independent<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>38% Democrat<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>48% Male<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>52% Female<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>28% 18-34<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>36% 35-54<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>36% 55+<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>60% White<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>13% Black<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>17% Hispanic<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>10% Asian\/Other<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click on pdf file link below for full methodology and results by key demographic groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But public doubts middle class, property tax payers will benefit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40802230113,"template":"","geography":[30],"class_list":["post-40802230112","poll","type-poll","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","geography-new-jersey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll\/40802230112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/poll"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll\/40802230112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40802249053,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poll\/40802230112\/revisions\/40802249053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40802230113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40802230112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"geography","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/geography?post=40802230112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}