New Poll Shows Good News for Trump, Holcomb
A poll conducted last week of more than 1,000 likely Hoosier voters by Indy Politics and Change Research has a lot of good news for President Donald Trump and Governor Eric Holcomb and a little good news for their respective challengers, Joe Biden and Dr. Woody Myers.
The Indy Politics/Change Research poll showed Trump with a 13-point lead over Biden and Holcomb, with a 20 point lead over Myers.
In addition, more voters thought Indiana was headed in the right direction than the nation.
You can view a summary of some of the results below. The survey of 1,021 likely voters was conducted from April 10-13 and the poll had a margin of error of 3.1 percent by traditional standards.
President
- Donald Trump – 52
- Joe Biden – 39
- Third-party – 5
- Not Sure – 3
Governor
- Eric Holcomb (R) – 45
- Woody Myers (D) – 25
- Donald Rainwater (L) – 8
- Undecided – 22
General Favorable/Unfavorable ratings
- Donald Trump – 50/46
- Mike Pence – 49/45
- Joe Biden – 32/59
- Eric Holcomb – 47/28
- Woody Myers – 9/6 (20 percent were neutral and 65 percent say they never heard of him)
Right Track/Wrong Track
- The country – 49/51
- Indiana – 54/46
- Your city/Neighborhood – 67/33
Reaction to dealing with COVID-19 (Favorable/Unfavorable)
- The federal government – 46/46
- Donald Trump – 49/45
- State government – 64/25
- Eric Holcomb – 63/23
- City/county government – 61/20
- School Districts – 79/9
Top issues (That polled 5 percent or higher)
- Health Care Access and Insurance – 12
- Education – 12
- Transportation/Infrastructure – 6
- Jobs and the Economy – 5
- Taxes – 5
