Marquette Law School Poll to release new survey of Wisconsin voters Oct. 12

Oct. 5, 2022


MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of a new statewide survey with an in-person presentation from Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 12:15 p.m. at Marquette Law School’s Eckstein Hall.

A complete news release and poll data, including toplines, crosstabs, and slides from the discussion, will be available on the Marquette Law School Poll website following the event at 1:15 p.m.

The program will be available to stream live online on the Marquette Law School website. The event is free and open to the public; registration is required and available online.

With the return to in-person programming, media availability will include a gaggle for media in attendance following the program. Additional virtual and phone interviews with Franklin will be available in the afternoon. Media interested in attending or scheduling an interview should contact Kevin Conway, associate director of university communication, at kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu in advance.

The Marquette Law School Poll’s October survey of Wisconsin looks at preferences in the races for governor and the U.S. Senate. The poll includes the public’s views of incumbent office holders and candidates, including approval ratings for President Joe Biden and Gov. Tony Evers, along with the favorability ratings for Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, former President Donald Trump, and candidates Mandela Barnes and Tim Michels, among others.

The latest poll also measures public opinion on the direction of the state, state funding for police, concern about and fear of crime, views on sentencing policy, legalization of marijuana, public schools, abortion policy, and confidence in the 2020 election. Priority of concern is measured about a number of issues, including inflation, taxes, gun violence, illegal immigration, climate change, and ensuring votes are accurately counted.

The Marquette Law School Poll is the most extensive statewide polling project in Wisconsin history. Franklin has directed the poll since its inception in 2012 and is a professor of law and public policy at Marquette Law School. He co-founded pollster.com, an award-winning site for nonpartisan polling analysis. Franklin is a past president of the Society for Political Methodology and an elected fellow of the society; he holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.


About Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Kevin is the associate director for university communication in the Office of University Relations. Contact Kevin at (414) 288-4745 or kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu