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America’s most popular governors, ranked. Here’s how Florida Gov. DeSantis fared

Ranking looks at approval ratings in all 50 states

ORLANDO, Fla. – A new report this month by Morning Consult has revealed how popular governors from across the U.S. are. But the results weren’t too kind to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

More specifically, the study collected responses from registered voters to determine net approval ratings among governors from each of the country’s 50 states.

After tallying up the results, researchers said that Gov. Phil Scott (R-Vermont), Gov. Mark Gordon (R-Wyoming), and Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky) were the three most popular.

According to the data, Scott held a whopping 74% net approval rating, which put him far above his peers.

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On the opposite end of the spectrum, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) and Gov. Michael Dunleavy (R-Alaska) had the greatest disapproval rating, tied at 49%.

But where did DeSantis pop up on this ranking?

Well, it turns out that DeSantis didn’t fare the best, as he netted a 40% disapproval rating — putting him 10 spots from the bottom.

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However, the Florida governor also brought in 54% approval, putting him around the middle of the pack overall.

While DeSantis’ approval peaked at 63% in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has since remained stable around the mid 50s.

Regardless, the full ranking based on approval ratings is as follows:

RankGovernorStateApprovalDisapproval
1Phil Scott (R)Vermont74%19%
2Mark Gordon (R)Wyoming68%25%
3Andy Beshear (D)Kentucky65%28%
4Ned Lamont (D)Connecticut63%30%
5Maura Healey (D)Massachusetts62%28%
5Josh Shapiro (D)Pennsylvania62%27%
7Brian Kemp (R)Georgia61%29%
7Wes Moore (D)Maryland61%28%
9Gavin Newsom (D)California60%34%
9Brad Little (R)Idaho60%30%
9Laura Kelly (D)Kansas60%29%
9Gretchen Whitmer (D)Michigan60%34%
9Kelly Armstrong (R)North Dakota60%21%
14Matt Meyer (D)Delaware59%25%
15Josh Green (D)Hawaii57%31%
15Josh Stein (D)North Carolina57%26%
15Bill Lee (R)Tennessee57%31%
15Spencer Cox (R)Utah57%31%
19Kay Ivey (R)Alabama56%37%
19Jared Polis (D)Colorado56%35%
19Kelly Ayotte (R)New Hampshire56%33%
19Tony Evers (D)Wisconsin56%37%
23Greg Gianforte (R)Montana55%36%
23Mike DeWine (R)Ohio55%37%
23Bob Ferguson (D)Washington55%29%
26Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)Arkansas54%36%
26Ron DeSantis (R)Florida54%40%
26J.B. Pritzker (D)Illinois54%38%
26Phil Murphy (D)New Jersey54%37%
26Kathy Hochul (D)New York54%36%
26Larry Rhoden (R)South Dakota54%27%
26Patrick Morrisey (R)West Virginia54%32%
33Katie Hobbs (D)Arizona53%35%
33Michelle Grisham (D)New Mexico53%37%
33Henry McMaster (R)South Carolina53%35%
33Glenn Youngkin (R)Virginia53%37%
37Jeff Landry (R)Louisiana52%36%
37Greg Abbott (R)Texas52%40%
39Janet Mills (D)Maine51%43%
39Tate Reeves (R)Mississippi51%41%
39Joe Lombardo (R)Nevada51%34%
42Tim Walz (D)Minnesota50%43%
42Mike Kehoe (R)Missouri50%30%
44Kevin Stitt (R)Oklahoma49%43%
44Dan McKee (D)Rhode Island49%36%
46Tina Kotek (D)Oregon48%42%
47Jim Pillen (R)Nebraska46%41%
48Mike Braun (R)Indiana43%39%
48Kim Reynolds (R)Iowa43%49%
50Mike Dunleavy (R)Alaska37%49%

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