FARGO (KFGO) – The results of a survey of likely voters by the North Dakota News Cooperative on a variety of candidates and issues show that the state’s voters are sharply divided on the state’s new abortion ban. Most other questions in the poll yielded results that were not particularly close and, in the case of the Republican Presidential field, strikingly lopsided.
Respondents were asked to weigh in on the new state law that bans abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape and incest, and makes it a felony for doctors to perform abortions after the first six weeks. The poll results showed that North Dakota voters oppose the ban by a margin of 48% to 44% in favor. 38% strongly opposed the new law, with 30% strongly supporting it. 71% of Republicans supported the abortion ban, while only 8% of Democrats did. Only 29% of women ages 18-54 supported it, while 49% of men in the same age group did.
Other issues that were polled included property taxes and an effort by the state legislature to require citizen-initiated measures that are placed on the ballot to be passed twice. Nearly half of North Dakota voters said property taxes should remain a matter of local control, while 38% said property taxes should be eliminated. 46% of voters opposed the “pass twice” measure and 36% supported it.
Governor Doug Burgum enjoyed 61% approval ratings for his work in the state’s executive office, but fared less-well in a match-up of Republican Presidential candidates. Former President Donald Trump led the field with 54% support among North Dakota Republicans. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second with 14% and Burgum was third in the state with 12%. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley garnered 10% of Republican voters’ support.
President Joe Biden has 74% support among the state’s Democratic voters.
Trump received 36% support for President across all North Dakota voters compared to 19% for Biden. Burgum received 11% and 12% of voters were undecided.
The poll of 517 voters was conducted in early November and has a margin of error of 4.3%.
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