RadioOnFire.com - A new poll out this morning shows 61 percent of registered voters either strongly approve or approve of the job Gov. Larry Hogan is doing.
That figure is down from 62 percent from a similar poll in September.
The results are included in a poll of 800 registered voters conducted by the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Goucher College.
Poll director Mileah Kromer describes Hogan's approval rating as "high and very stable" over the last three years.
The poll finds Hogan's approval rating among registered Democrats, who outnumber Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin, stands at 56 percent. His support among independents stands at 62 percent and among Republicans at 88 percent.
As to Hogan's re-election prospects, Kromer says Hogan defeats a "generic Democratic candidate" 47 to 43 percent. However, only 30 percent of Democrats say they would vote for Hogan, versus 62 percent of Democrats who say they would support a Democratic candidate.
Kromer told WBAL NewsRadio 1090 that there is a "support gap" for Hogan that Hogan's campaign will need to address.
She does say the poll indicates 50 percent of voters consider Hogan a moderate, while only 30 percent consider him conservative and 6 percent consider him liberal. The poll found 50 percent of voters believe Hogan has distanced himself self the "right amount" from President Donald Trump, who remains unpopular in Maryland.
The poll finds 70 percent of Maryland voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing, while 27 percent approve. As expected, Trump's strongest approval is among Republicans, who give him a 72 percent approval rating, and it is weakest among Democrats who give Trump an 8 percent approval rating.
Kromer also says Hogan is effectively distancing himself from the president, even though Democratic candidates and the Maryland Democratic Party have tried to tie Hogan to Trump
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