TO: INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: GLEN BOLGER

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RE: JOB RATING OF GOVERNOR NOEM/STATEWIDE SURVEY IN SOUTH DAKOTA

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DATE: JULY 1, 2020

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Methodology
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Public Opinion Strategies conducted a statewide telephone survey in South Dakota on a public policy issue.
This memo releases one question from the survey, which was conducted June 27-30, 2020 among five hundred
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registered voters in the state. Half of the interviews (N=250) were conducted with cell phone respondents. The
survey has a margin of error of +4.38% in 95 out of 100 cases.
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Key Findings
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1. Kristi Noem has an impressive job rating with South Dakota voters.
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We asked respondents:

“Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kristi Noem is doing as governor?”
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Fully 62% approve and 32% disapprove. By intensity, 39% strongly approve and 23% somewhat
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approve. Only 19% strongly disapprove, while another 13% somewhat disapprove. The remaining 6%
said they did not know.
South Dakota Gubernatorial Job Rating memo
July 1, 2020
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2. Noem’s numbers are positive across key subgroups as well.

Key findings from the crosstabs include:

• The Governor’s approval rating hits 89% approve/7% disapprove with Republicans, 48% approve/43%
disapprove with Independents, and 26% approve/68% disapprove with Democrats.

• Noem has majority approve both East River (66% approve/29% disapprove) and West River (53%
approve/41% disapprove).
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• There is not a significant gender gap to Noem’s job rating. She has a 63% approve/31% disapprove
rating with men, and 61% approve/34% disapprove among women.
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• Looking at some other key groups, Noem has a 71% approve/26% disapprove rating with senior
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citizens, an 86% approve/9% disapprove rating with conservatives, and a 55% approve/42% disapprove
rating with moderates.
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The Bottom Line

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Governor Kristi Noem has a strong approval rating from South Dakota voters. She has excellent numbers with
her Republican base, and does well throughout the state.
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