| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #12239 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tim Pawlenty is doing as Governor? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Gun Ownership | Labor Union | Global Warming | Support Same Sex | Does The U.S. Need a Dra | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Support | Oppose | Needs a | Does Not | Not Sure | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Approve | 51% | 53% | 49% | 46% | 57% | 47% | 54% | ** | ** | ** | 84% | 26% | 57% | 69% | 54% | 25% | 63% | 44% | 59% | 42% | 42% | 55% | 43% | 70% | 38% | 61% | 51% | 51% | ** | 50% | 53% | 54% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 45% | 44% | 47% | 47% | 41% | 50% | 43% | ** | ** | ** | 14% | 69% | 42% | 26% | 44% | 72% | 34% | 53% | 37% | 54% | 54% | 42% | 53% | 30% | 59% | 36% | 45% | 46% | ** | 45% | 41% | 46% | 49% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 2% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | ** | 5% | 5% | 0% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 41% | 27% | 90% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 26% | 42% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 17% | 39% | 57% | 48% | 49% | 26% | 71% | 70% | 23% | 37% | 55% | 20% | 76% | 4% | 57% | 14% | 15% | 15% |