BOSTON — A new poll from the MassINC Polling Group has found that Massachusetts voters have largely unfavorable views of President Donald Trump and Governor Maura Healey, while U.S. Senator Ed Markey had a slightly positive net favorability rating.
The poll, which was conducted March 12–17, 2026, by phone and through text message invitations to an online survey, surveyed 800 Massachusetts registered voters, including an oversample of 200 voters living in the original 11 Gateway Cities: Brockton, Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Pittsfield, Springfield and Worcester. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, inclusive of the design effect.
According to the topline results, 31% of Massachusetts voters said they had a favorable view of Trump, while 61% said they had an unfavorable view. Another 4% said they had heard of Trump but were undecided, fewer than 1% said they had never heard of him, and 4% refused to answer.
Healey also had a negative net favorability rating. The poll found 39% of voters had a favorable view of Healey, while 45% had an unfavorable view. Another 11% said they had heard of her but were undecided, 3% said they had never heard of her, and 2% refused to answer.
The poll also found that Healey was particularly weak among men, voters under 45, independents, and voters with lower levels of education and income.
Markey was the only one of the three with a positive net favorability rating. The poll found 40% of voters had a favorable view of Markey, while 37% had an unfavorable view. Another 15% said they had heard of him but were undecided, 6% said they had never heard of him, and 1% refused to answer.
The poll also asked voters to name the single biggest issue facing state government in Massachusetts. The top response was affordability/cost of living, cited by 22% of voters, followed by housing costs and homelessness at 18%. Current government/corruption came in at 13%, while taxes were 12%, and immigration was 9%.
When asked why they skipped voting in the past, the most common reason cited by respondents was lack of interest in the candidates or issues at 23%, followed by 11% who said they didn’t think voting was worth the time, and 7% who said they couldn’t get the time off from work to vote.
