Rutgers-Eagleton poll Archives

52% say New Jersey on on the wrong track, Rutgers-Eagleton poll says

March 21, 2022 6:00 amMarch 21, 2022 10:42 am

The political climate in New Jersey heading into the 2022 midterm election continues to worsen for Democrats, with 52% of residents saying the state is on the wrong track and 38% saying New Jersey in headed in the right direction,...

Murphy holds big lead over Ciattarelli in Rutgers-Eagleton poll

June 8, 2021 12:27 pmJune 8, 2021 12:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy leads Republican Jack Ciattarelli by a 52%-26% margin in a head-to-head matchup in a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released on Election Day. The 26-point lead is among registered voters, a sampling that is not as effective as likely voters...

New Jersey backs legalization of marijuana, poll says

October 29, 2020 12:01 pmOctober 29, 2020 2:14 pm

New Jersey supports the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by a solid 58%-37% margin, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this morning. Nearly one-third of those who now support cannabis legalization said they have changed their minds after...

Westfield gun scare could hurt Bramnick re-election

June 16, 2019 11:43 amJune 17, 2019 8:43 am

The arrest of a man found in a parking lot of a Westfield elementary school holding a .45-caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets will likely impact an already competitive race for State Assembly in the 21st district, where one of...

New Jersey still can’t stand Chris Christie

April 9, 2019 12:02 amApril 10, 2019 3:39 pm

Fifteen months after leaving office, former Gov. Chris Christie remains wildly disliked among New Jerseyans. Christie has upside-down favorables of 21%-63% in a new poll conducted jointly by Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics and Fairleigh Dickinson University. “Chris Christie’s...

Poll: Trump disliked by nearly 60% of NJ

April 9, 2019 12:01 amApril 9, 2019 12:17 am

President Donald Trump has an upside-down 30%-59% favorable rating in New Jersey, a poll Rutgers-Eagleton/ Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released this morning says. Trump continues to be hugely popular among Republicans – 86%-8% — but he’s upside-down with every other...

Booker home state favorables at 46%-32%

April 9, 2019 12:01 amApril 9, 2019 12:18 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, has favorables of 46%-32% in his home state of New Jersey, according to a poll Rutgers-Eagleton/ Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released this morning. Booker is at 68%-15% among...