Malloy No Longer Least Popular Governor In Country: Poll

HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Dannel Malloy is no longer the country's most unpopular governor. He has moved up one spot ahead of Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin.

Malloy's approval rating is at 21 percent, according to Morning Consult. The two-term governor decided against running for a third term this year.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, both Republicans, captured the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the quarterly poll, retaining the same spots as the first quarterly poll conducted in 2018. Baker is up for reelection in 2018 and the latest polling has him comfortably ahead in the race.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican who ranked No. 3 in the first quarterly poll, saw a whopping loss in his favorability, falling out of the top 10 and landing three spots from the bottom 10, according to Morning Consult. According to the poll, Scott’s support fell among both among registered voters in his own party and independents, but he remains popular among Democrats. The change comes after Scott signed gun restriction bills in the state, the poll noted.

Replacing Scott for the No. 3 spot was another Republican, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama.

New governors in New Jersey and Virginia, both Democrats, saw gains in the polls between the first and second quarter.

Here are the top 10 governors in America:

Charlie Baker (R-Massachusetts)
Larry Hogan (R-Maryland)
Kay Ivey (R-Alabama)
Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire)
Dennis Daugaard (R-South Dakota)
Matt Mead (R-Wyoming)
Brian Sandoval (R-Nevada)
Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
Nathan Deal (R-Georgia)
Greg Abbott (R-Texas)

Here are the bottom 10 governors in America:

Mary Fallin (R-Oklahoma)
Dan Malloy (D-Connecticut)
Bruce Rauner (R-Illinois)
Matt Bevin (R-Kentucky)
Bill Walker (I-Alaska)
Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
Paul Lepage (R-Maine)
Rick Snyder (R-Michigan)
Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin)
David Ige (D-Hawaii)

Morning Consult conducted 326,051 surveys with registered U.S. voters from April 1 to June 30 for the poll. (You can see the full methodology here.)

Image via Gov. Malloy office