Patrick Murray Archives

Poll: Most residents plan shore trips

May 24, 2021 11:18 am

Most New Jerseyans are ready to return to the shore this summer, signaling a healthy turn in the state’s tourism economy. Fifty-eight percent of residents told Monmouth University pollsters they planned to take a trip to the shore sometime this...

Poll: Kean is still New Jersey’s favorite former governor

May 18, 2021 11:00 amMay 18, 2021 11:18 am

Republican Thomas Kean remains the most popular of New Jersey’s eight living former governors with favorables of 33%-14%, according to a Monmouth University Poll released on Tuesday. Gov. Phil Murphy has favorables of 50%-34%, with three of his four immediate...

New Jerseyans still don’t like Christie and few want him to be President, Monmouth Poll shows

May 18, 2021 11:00 amMay 18, 2021 9:47 pm

As he considers a second bid for the presidency, former Gov. Chris Christie remains unpopular in his home state of New Jersey, with upside-down favorables of 26%-64% in a Monmouth University poll released on Tuesday morning. Seven out of ten...

Support for immigrant drivers’ licenses rises as residents grow agnostic on immigration

May 10, 2021 11:00 amMay 10, 2021 10:52 am

Support for providing undocumented immigrants with some form of drivers’ licenses has nearly doubled over the past 12 years, a Monmouth University poll released Monday found. Most New Jerseyans, 57%, said they supported such a policy, up from just 33%...

Murphy gets high marks for handling of pandemic, new Monmouth Poll shows

May 6, 2021 11:39 am

New Jerseyans approved of Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling Covid issues, with 66% saying he did a good job and just 27% believing he did a bad job, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Thursday. Support for Murphy’s performance...

Murphy job approvals at 57% in Monmouth poll

May 5, 2021 1:00 pmMay 5, 2021 4:54 pm

Six months before voters decide if they want to keep him for another four years, Gov. Phil Murphy has job approvals of 57%-35% among adult New Jersey residents, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Wednesday. Murphy’s numbers are...

Americans split on filibuster reform, Monmouth poll finds

April 29, 2021 11:00 amApril 29, 2021 10:37 am

Americans are evenly split on filibuster reform, though divisions exist along party lines, a Monmouth University poll released Thursday found. Equal shares of the 800 American adults polled, 34%, said they disapproved of the filibuster when it was described as...