| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11145 |
 | 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 | 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 | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Approve | 49% | 53% | 44% | 52% | 50% | 43% | 50% | ** | ** | ** | 91% | 20% | 49% | 75% | 41% | 26% | 70% | 33% | 55% | 41% | 39% | 52% | 47% | 46% | 54% | 54% |
| Disapprove | 47% | 43% | 50% | 40% | 47% | 54% | 46% | ** | ** | ** | 7% | 75% | 43% | 20% | 56% | 66% | 26% | 62% | 40% | 55% | 58% | 43% | 49% | 48% | 43% | 43% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 1% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 41% | 27% | 90% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 42% | 24% | 28% | 44% | 19% | 40% | 56% | 49% | 50% | 26% | 72% | 58% | 14% | 15% | 14% |