| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #12018 |
 | 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 | 56% | 58% | 53% | 58% | 51% | 60% | 57% | ** | ** | ** | 85% | 33% | 57% | 80% | 50% | 38% | 71% | 45% | 64% | 48% | 44% | 60% | 49% | 72% | 34% | 69% | 53% | 57% | 48% | 56% | 66% | 53% | 48% |
| Disapprove | 40% | 40% | 41% | 37% | 45% | 38% | 40% | ** | ** | ** | 15% | 63% | 38% | 17% | 47% | 57% | 29% | 50% | 33% | 48% | 50% | 37% | 48% | 22% | 61% | 28% | 43% | 39% | 49% | 40% | 28% | 45% | 49% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 42% | 27% | 90% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 25% | 38% | 28% | 26% | 48% | 15% | 41% | 54% | 48% | 50% | 30% | 68% | 71% | 21% | 37% | 56% | 20% | 72% | 8% | 57% | 13% | 15% | 15% |