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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has recorded the lowest job rating in his first six months out of any governor since Mike Lowry in 1993, according to a from Cascade PBS/Elway.

The poll surveyed 403 registered voters between July 7 and 11, using landline, cellphone, and online interviews as polling mediums. The political affiliation of those surveyed included 43% Democrats, 19% Republicans, and 38% Independents.

Gov. Ferguson’s approval rating low after 6 months

Of the polled voters, 32% rated Ferguson’s first six months as “excellent” or “good.” Voters who believed Ferguson had done a “fair” job represented 22% of the rating, and 31% of voters said he was doing a poor job.

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Cascade PBS/Elway noted that the poll had a 95% confidence level. A poll’s confidence level means that if it were conducted 100 times, the results would be within five percentage points of the results at least 95 times.

PBS reported that a variety of reasons contributed to the disapproval rating for Ferguson. These negative opinions include anger toward Ferguson signing off on new taxes, cuts to spending, and his inability to stand up to the Trump administration.

Some voters also expressed concern that Ferguson focused too much on the Trump administration, aligned too closely with Democrats, while others said he was too moderate

Comments from voters

Roy Senter, 64, from Pullman, cited Ferguson’s approach towards the state’s budget in his concern. Senter noted he does not identify with a specific political party, although he generally votes Republican.

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Of the Republicans who participated in the poll, 87% graded Ferguson’s performance as “fair” or “poor.” As for Independent voters, 92% who tend to vote Republican provided negative responses, with no positive ratings.

Emily Manke, 52, from Bellingham, expressed her frustration with Ferguson’s transparency regarding his state budget decisions.

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Positive ratings included 19% of voters praising Ferguson’s fights against Trump, 12% believed he was hard-working, and 9% approved of his impact on the state budget.

Voters in the poll indicated that they were not surprised by how Ferguson has handled his first six months, with 44% voting that his performance aligned with their expectations.

Twenty-four percent reported that Ferguson has been worse than expected, and 13% believe he outperformed their initial expectations.

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