A new poll released on Tuesday shows more than half of Californians don’t approve of the state’s current direction, and less than 40% approve.
The poll from the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, shows 54% of voters think their state is headed down the wrong path, while 36% approve of the direction the state is in. Around 8,937 people were surveyed in the poll conducted between Feb. 3-10.
“You see a lot of changing going on in the public’s mind,” said Mark DiCamillo, the director of the poll. “I think they’re focusing less on COVID, more on the other long-standing issues that the state has been facing.”
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The poll also showed 48% of voters approve of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s job leading the state, with 47% disapproving.
“The state has some major issues, and he’s the governor. The buck stops there,” DiCamillo said.
Another poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California between Jan. 16-25 showed 56% of people approved of Newsom’s job as governor.
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Newsom thwarted a recall attempt in September when he got 63.9% of the vote over Republican candidate Larry Elder in California’s gubernatorial recall election.
The poll released on Tuesday showed that while two-thirds of voters in the state praised Newsom’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, he received poor remarks on his handling of homelessness and crime.
A poll by the Public Policy Institute of California conducted in January showed Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco experienced increases in both property and violent crimes during 2021, with homicides showing a 17% increase.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Newsom for a statement but did not receive a response.
